It's pretty obvious that smaller states can be run more

>>2054362

Read Mahkno, Wolff and take it from their

>>2054362
Estrogen mimickers in the water supply

>>2054362
No, with the need of mass infrastructure and ressource that are far away massive state structure are needed.

>>2054362
You don't.

>>2054362
>It's pretty obvious that smaller states can be run more effectively and thus the optimal political arrangement is a map dotted by thousands of city-states
Nope. >>2054371said it.

>but how do we stop them from conquering each other or banding together for military power?
Extreme federalization, the confederacy controls the military and maintains order between states, but may not interfere in their own politics - their only obligation is to pay taxes. That's a horrible idea, though, and I don't see why you would want it.

>>2054362
Da Federashun

Mandala model

A centralized military leader and government representation for each city state.

...hey wait a second.

>>2054362
>It's pretty obvious that smaller states can be run more effectively and thus the optimal political arrangement is a map dotted by thousands of city-states
t. Nassim Taleb