"In my understanding of [Lawrence Lessig's 'code is law'], what you're saying is kind of what he was hinting about; forewarning about the ability for platforms ... to kind of govern people or kind of regulate people in their behaviour ..."
@theblockchainsocialist, 2025
https://theblockchainsocialist.com/is-the-state-dead-farewell-to-westphalia-with-jarrad-hope-and-peter-ludlow/
#podcasts #BlockChainSocialist #FarewellToWestphalia
Is the state DEAD? Farewell to Westphalia with Jarrad Hope and Peter Ludlow - The Blockchain Socialist
In this episode I spoke to Jarrad Hope, founder of Logos, and Peter Ludlow, philosopher and research advisor at the University of Hong Kong, and co-authors of the new book ‘Farewell to Westphalia.’ In the book they detail the historical trajectory of nation states and what they perceive to be their failures as well as propose […]
"We're here because of the blood, sweat and tears and the work of people who didn't fit in, and decided rather than fight against the system, we're going to build a new one. That's very important to recognise when you're benefiting from these new applications and this new technology.'
#KateStapleton, veteran of Anonymous, 2026
https://theblockchainsocialist.com/did-we-learn-anything-from-anonymous-w-kate-stapleton-devconnect-2025/
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#podcasts #BlockChainSocialist #hackers
Did we learn anything from Anonymous? w/ Kate Stapleton | Devconnect 2025 - The Blockchain Socialist
Continuing the publication of interviews from DevConnect in Buenos Aires, I sat down with Kate Stapleton, a former member of Anonymous and privacy advocate, now able to speak publicly after the statute of limitations expired. In this interview, Kate recounts the origins of Anonymous in early internet culture, IRC, and the Church of Scientology protests, while […]
These guys are insane, this might be the first time you have noticed this, but it's always been true. Insanity is a part of the belief system of some socialists, the is a bad history to this
https://www.buzzsprout.com/903769/13818851-otns-transitioning-refi-dao-to-a-coordi-nation.mp3
#openweb #BlockchainSocialist #dontbeaprat they are saying they need to use the #4opens to build their insane system, why not just build with the #4opens and skip the nuttiness #KISS
@mike_hales @matslats
Have either of you come across the Blockchain Socialist podcast? It has some fantastic interviews with people who approach blockchain technology with a commons approach, rather than individualist, goldbug one.
Like this one with Brett Scott:
https://theblockchainsocialist.com/the-war-on-cash-and-the-coercive-nature-of-money-ft-brett-scott/
#BlockchainSocialist #BrettScott
The War on Cash and The Coercive Nature of Money ft. Brett Scott
This week I spoke to financial activist and author of The Heretic’s Guide to Global Finance Hacking the Future of Finance Brett Scott (@Suitpossum). His last book was written in res…
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