About this episode
"What should the next iteration of the internet look like?"
In this dialogue:
Paul and his awesome nostr t-shirt
Are we all just nostalgic?
Where did the optimism of computing and the information superhighway go?
We went from interop to pay-to-unlock.
Do we have to live in the digital gulags forever?
Homecooked meals and homecooked apps
Paper straws and the downfall of Western Civilization
"You need to be okay with people getting rekt"
If the car would be introduced today, it would be illegal
Bravery and personal responsibility
"nostr will only be what diehards will build it to be"
Bad teleology is built into the current (non-nostr) app landscape
"You can get a lot of the upside without holding your own keys”
“...but you can't get ALL of the upside!"
Expressiveness and free speech online
Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Assembly, and Financial Freedom in Cyberspace
Self-publishing vs platform publishing
Information calories. Can we count them?
Don't make me think!
Is not being forced to think part of the problem?
Mutiny & bitcoin UX that's too easy
Games and costly mistakes
The early days: software distribution via print magazines
Prompting allows you to define your own tel
