Startup Societies: Part V — Sex, Dating, Marriage & the State

​​​From network states to charter cities, a new generation of builders are challenging the legacy state.

​​​Join us for part 5 of our discussion series exploring the radical reimagining of how we live, govern, and build new societies together.

​​​Taking place over April, each discussion will have brief opening remarks before we invite the floor to bring their own commentary, ask questions and debate the best path forwards.

​​​Part V: The personal is political—and policed. What happens when new states rewrite the rules of love?

​Family formation is collapsing across the West. In response, some societies are doubling down, others are opting out—and startup societies may rewrite the rulebook entirely. This session explores the governance of intimacy, reproduction, and family.

​We’ll discuss:

• ​Marriage incentives, matchmaking systems, and fertility tech

• ​Regulation of gender norms, sexuality, and family models

• ​How startup societies might engineer different outcomes

​The future of the state depends on who’s born into it.

​​The Series

• ​Fri, May 9 — Money & the State

• ​Tue, May 13 — AI & the State

• ​Thu, May 15 — Religion & the State

• ​Tue, May 20 — Sex, Dating, Marriage & the State

• ​Thu, May 22 — Women & the State

• ​Tue, May 27 — Laws, Justice, Defence & the State

• ​Thu, May 29 — Constitutions & Your State