Escape the Technocracy

Gabriel Custodiet speaks Joe Doran, writer for Trends Journal and enemy of technocracy. Doran explains the mindset that motivates world technocrats and predicts upcoming trends in surveillance and loss of individual power.

Guest Links → https://trendsjournal.com/ → https://www.amazon.com/Leaving-Humanity-Corrupt-Designs-Technocratic/dp/B09WCLWMJQ → https://www.amazon.com/HUMAN-DeGrowth-DeCarbon-DeCrypto-Progress/dp/B0BRPKT9MK

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 3:13 – Joe Doran's wake-up calls 7:01 – Why are we sleepwalking to technocracy? 10:49 – The perversion of science and the technocratic worldview 16:07 – The death of God leads to the rise of technocracy 21:16 – What are the future trends in technocracy? 28:50 – What hasn't Joe Doran "checked out"? 31:06 – Final thoughts: the problem of power

#TrendsJournal #Technocracy #JoeDoran

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Nick of The Linux Experiment about all things Linux. They talk about the history of Linux and which distro to pick. They discuss whether LTS is a good idea, whether Linux needs an antivirus, gaming on Linux, and the best way to install programs on Linux Mint. They also discuss Nick's high-level view of the troubling and restrictive direction that software is moving in.

Guest Links → https://www.youtube.com/@TheLinuxEXP → http://twitter.com/thelinuxEXP (no longer active) → https://mastodon.social/web/@thelinuxEXP

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 1:24– The Linux epiphany 5:08 – How widely used is Linux? 8:44 – How do Windows and macOS track us? 12:28 – Where to start with Linux distributions? 17:40 – Linux Mint and desktop environments 20:45 – LTS (Long Term Support) a good idea? 22:42 – Does Linux need an antivirus? 24:24 – Linux will inevitably give you hardware problems? 28:16 – Updating with Linux 30:11 – PC gaming on Linux? 32:26 – How do we install programs on Linux Mint? 38:02 – What is a repository? 38:33 – What are Flatpacks and are they the future? 43:30 – What is the Linux Kernel? 46:19 – Should we always update Kernel and version? 47:45 – The demise of Firefox? And the dangers of Chromium. 50:14 – Use popular Linux distro for anonymity? 51:57 – What is "The Everything App" approach to software? 55:15 – The false progress of smart technology 59:24 – Linux resources and final thoughts

#Linux #TheLinuxExperiment

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Reezy Resells, a retail arbitrage master who shares his tactics online. They discuss how to resell items on Amazon (and eBay), including the details of doing so. They also discuss advertising on social media, learning to be a producer rather than a consumer, how Reezy would start over from nothing, and the mindset necessary to start hustling and making money online.

Guest Links → https://www.youtube.com/@ReezyResells → https://reezyresells.com → https://reezyresells.gumroad.com → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NoN9RdGvT8 (Reezy's Story)

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 1:38 – Why did you shout me out on Twitter? 4:11 – The mindset of hustling 12:42 – Improving social media advertising 18:00 – Changing mindset from consumer to producer 20:28 – Retail arbitrage: is it still viable today? 27:52 – How would you start over from nothing? 32:13 – Reezy's productivity and schedule 40:53 – Ideas for making money online 47:37 – Any privacy scares for Reezy as a public figure? 50:40 – Final thoughts

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Jonah Aragon and Niek de Wilde of PrivacyGuides.org. They cover a variety of digital privacy topics including making use of frontends, the demise of Firefox, the superiority of native applications, self-hosting, RSS readers, and backing up our computers.

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 3:51 – How should we evaluate digital privacy services? 4:33 – How important is a company's stance on privacy (example: VPN)? 6:12 – How to make Tor a bigger part of our lives 8:49 – Does Tor have a backdoor? 10:46 – Using frontends for social media privacy 12:50 – Recommended browser, and are we heading toward the death of Mozilla Firefox browser? 16:11 – Using native applications vs browser versions of services 18:45 – What are privacy seekers exposing that they don't appreciate as much as they should? 20:08 – Is self-hosting the answer? 23:22 – News aggregators aka RSS readers 26:01 – Process for backing up data 27:34 – Final thoughts

Gabriel Custodiet interviews Mac Pierce, an artist who creates anti-facial recognition tools. They discuss the prevalence of facial recognition, previous attempts at obfuscating it, and some of the legal and practical questions surrounding its avoidance.

Guest Links → https://www.macpierce.com/ → https://www.macpierce.com/the-optout-cap → https://www.macpierce.com/the-camera-shy-hoodie → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hh5j6SBIbo (Opt Out Cap discussion) → https://twitter.com/TRANS_RES

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 1:38 – Overview of Mac Pierce's work - Ai WeiWei 5:00 – How prevalent is facial recognition? 8:00 – How do people unknowingly participate in facial recognition? 10:32 – Do face masks protect us against facial recognition? 11:59 – How concerned are you about gait analysis, tattoo analysis, etc.? 14:30 – How effective are other "adversarial fashion" such as Reflectacles and Leonardo Selvaggio masks 17:27 – Is it illegal to wear masks in public? - and post-COVID 19:20 – Opt Out Cap: how does it work? 21:40 – Why is it important to have a "real" face? 22:39 – How to test if anti-facial recognition equipment is working 24:04 – Camera Shy Hoodie 26:12 – Resources to learn about facial recognition 27:55 – The future of tracking people 29:44 – How to defy gait analysis 29:56 – 3D printed guns, Cody Wilson, ghost gunner 31:56 – How will the 3D printed gun era play out? 33:21 – The first digital death 35:40 – Final thoughts

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Carey Parker of Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. This highly practical episode covers a broad range of cybersecurity topics: antivirus software, email hygiene, medical privacy, preparing a device for disposal, IPv6, gauging website security, planting flags, signing in with Google and Apple, family privacy, and other digital privacy tips and tricks.

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 1:01 – More important: security or privacy? 6:34 – What is asymmetric encryption and hashing? 12:40 – Should we use an antivirus? 17:55 – Email hygiene 21:58 – How to deal with newsletter subscriptions 24:10 – Can websites detect pasted text even if we don't press "submit"? 27:02 – How to protect our medical privacy 30:38 – Rapid fire 34:18 – How to prepare a device for sale or disposal? 37:06 – How often should we restart devices? 38:48 – How to handle IPv6? 42:28 – How to gauge website reputation and security 46:08 – Planting flags 50:13 – Should we sign in with Google or Apple? 53:34 – Family privacy 56:42 – Final thoughts

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Hrvoje Moric of Geopolitics & Empire. They talk about the potential for technocracy and world government, biometrics, and the nature of empire. They discuss how to evaluate privacy tools, how to develop an alternative worldview, and the end of history.

Guest Links → https://geopoliticsandempire.com/ (Hrvoje Moric's own show) → https://tntradio.live/shows/the-hrvoje-moric-show (Hrvoje hosts this on TNT Radio) → https://twitter.com/hrvojepm (Hrvoje Twitter) → https://twitter.com/Geopolitics_Emp (Geopolitics & Empire Twitter) → https://t.me/GeopoliticsAndEmpire (Telegram) → https://www.racket.news/p/paypals-indymedia-wipeout (Hrvoje blacklisted) → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0HW1GDn91E (Hrvoje blacklisted)

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 1:06 – What is Geopolitics & Empire? 3:29 – Who has been the most controversial person on your show? 4:13 – Is Hrvoje on a blacklist? 8:30 – Has Hrvoje Moric experienced any difficult border crossings? 11:33 – Any other struggles as a content creator: cancel culture, deplatforming., shadow banning 16:27 – What do you see as the next building empire today? 20:25 – Is America an evil empire? 23:57 – Hrvoje Moric's take on global surveillance and Edward Snowden 27:10 – How do you decide to trust a privacy tool? 36:56 – How dangerous is Mexico? 40:11 – What countries can we hide out in? 43:21 – How did you develop your alternative worldview? 47:58 – Neuralink 48:46 – The satanic empire 52:06 – Is the Antichrist going to be an AI being? 55:38 – Final thoughts

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Seth for Privacy and BitcoinQnA, two Bitcoin educators. They discuss updates on private, self-custodial Bitcoin tools in the past year (mid 2022 – early 2023). Topics include details of the Sparrow Wallet, Bitcoin resources, P2P exchanges, coin control, and Foundation's Passport hardware wallet and Envoy app.

If you're just starting with private Bitcoin, watch this first: → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz1-uiQZUUQ

Guest Links → https://foundationdevices.com → https://twitter.com/sethforprivacy → https://twitter.com/BitcoinQ_A → https://sethforprivacy.com (Seth's website) → https://bitcoiner.guide (QnA's website) → https://sethforprivacy.com/posts/why-i-focus-on-bitcoin (Seth's explanation for focusing on Bitcoin)

Resources Mentioned → https://btcmap.org/map → https://thebitcoincompany.com/ → https://www.bitrefill.com/ → How I Live on Bitcoin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0IvkMKY5S8 → https://www.sparrowwallet.com → https://zeusln.app/ (Zeus) → https://phoenix.acinq.co/ (Phoenix Wallet) → https://github.com/cculianu/Fulcrum → https://agoradesk.com/ → https://kycnot.me (List of non-KYC exchanges) → https://raspiblitz.org/ → https://samouraiwallet.com/ → https://hodlhodl.com → https://peachbitcoin.com/ → https://learn.robosats.com/docs/quick-start/ → https://k3tan.com → https://ronindojo.io/ → https://lightningprivacy.com/en/introduction → https://specter.solutions / (Specter Wallet) → https://foundationdevices.com/envoy (Foundation's companion app) → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-from-the-crypt-a-bitcoin-podcast/id1292381204 (Tales from the Crypt) → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/citadel-dispatch/id1546393840 (Citadel Dispatch) → https://stephanlivera.com/ (Podcast) → https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-Blockchain/dp/1491954388 → https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Lightning-Network-Blockchain-Protocol/dp/1492054860 → https://www.amazon.com/Basics-Bitcoins-Blockchains-Introduction-Cryptocurrencies/dp/B086XHV2FG → https://sovrnbitcoiner.com/ (The Sovereign Bitcoiner) → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journey-to-sovereignty/id1659724032 (Foundation Journey to Sovereignty) → https://foundationdevices.com/blog → https://t.me/SamouraiWallet (Telegram group; privacy focus) → https://t.me/SparrowWallet (Telegram group; privacy focus) → https://foundationdevices.com/2023/03/privacy-on-nostr/ (Nostr) → https://foundationdevices.com/2022/03/passport-coinjoin/ (Buy Foundation Passport privately via CoinJoin) → https://coincards.com

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 5:14 – How to use bitcoin during fiat collapse 15:44 – What is your current Bitcoin setup: wallet, node, etc.? 32:25 – What are the developments in Bitcoin self-custody and privacy from mid-2022 to now? 41:26 – What is the best backup for Sparrow Wallet? 42:52 – Acquiring non-KYC bitcoin via P2P peer-to-peer exchanges 52:32 – What does Sparrow Wallet CoinJoin whirlpooling give us? 54:32 – Is it okay to combine whirlpooled UTXOs? 59:00 – Stonewall privacy option in Sparrow Wallet: why might it be greyed out? 1:00:57 – How should new Bitcoiners start using it with best bang for buck privacy? 1:06:30 – Foundation's Envoy app: solution for private Bitcoin? 1:10:10 – Basic summary of coin control (UTXO management) 1:14:43 – Suggested Bitcoin resources 1:22:25 – How does Foundation Passport hardware wallet stand out from the crowd? 1:31:40 – Can you treat the Passport as a mobile wallet? 1:33:32 – Acquire Foundation Passport privately 1:39:13 – Final thoughts

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Mo from the privacy note-taking software Standard Notes. They discuss the basics and beyond of Standard Notes, how to run a privacy-focused company, the importance of self-hosting, Standard Note's new 2FA application, and some of the sociopolitical issues surrounding encryption.

Guest Links → https://standardnotes.com → https://twitter.com/standardnotes → https://www.youtube.com/@standardnotes → https://www.standardnotes.com/discord → https://mough.xyz (Mo's personal website) → https://standardnotes.com/blog/encryption-is-for-everyone

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 0:53 – Motivation behind creating Standard Notes 6:24 – Importance of freedom to express ourselves privately 9:44 – What does Standard Notes mean by end-to-end encryption? 16:46 – What assurances do we have of Standard Notes privacy? 28:20 – How to lock down Standard Notes 34:42 – Running a privacy-focused company 45:12 – How to pay for Standard Notes 46:45 – What information does Standard Notes have about users? 50:57 – Mo's thoughts on self-hosting 56:40 – Standard Notes 2FA application 1:01:22 – The future of encryption 1:06:18 – Final thoughts

#standardnotes #privacy

Should one be off-grid or on multiple grids? Gabriel Custodiet asks this fundamental question to Michael Rosmer, the Offshore Citizen. Along the way they discuss countries that are uncorrelated, useful apps for international citizens, how common crypto is worldwide, how to get through immigration and customs smoothly, what regions of the world Michael avoids, and how to get started when offshoring.

Guest Links → https://offshorecitizen.net/ → https://www.youtube.com/@OffshoreCitizen → https://twitter.com/MichaelRosmer

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 0:58 – Privacy benefits of internationalizing 5:02 – How to make big steps towards offshoring 11:22 – Off-grid or multiple grids? 17:59 – Which countries are uncorrelated? 27:07 – How can one find good advice for offshoring? 34:00 – At what point should one pay for advice? 39:14 – Best tools for international online businesses 46:01 – How common is crypto as money worldwide? 49:21 – Any regions of the world you avoid? 51:33 – How to get through immigration and customs smoothly? 55:42 – Final thoughts