Kinode Office Hours

On this extra special episode, the boys discuss what it means to exit legacy economic and geopolitical systems, in particular tech and tech-adjacent workers defecting from large American cities. From the El Salvador DAO law to Praxis to the ethical issues of transnational gentrification, we explore the good and the bad of the Network Age and who is poised to benefit from the digital frontier. All this plus a dog named Chad, fistfights in Montana, and ~nilrun confusing the size of several American states.

Timestamps:

0:00—Intro

0:53—El Salvador DAO Law

12:02—The Great Worker Migration

25:51—Infrastructure on the "frontier"

33:00—Ethics of transnational migration

42:33—What do we need from a Network Age city or country?

48:09—Prospera and Praxis

56:38—Maids

On this extra special episode, the boys are joined by Theodore Blackman (~rovnys-ricfer), Engineering Manager at Tlon, to discuss Assembly, composability, Uqbar, and the bright future of Urbit. All this, plus Holium, Stripe, an extended carpentry metaphor, and how ~timluc has forced ~bichul to slave away in the coding gulags of Hoon School.

Timestamps

0:00—Intro

1:12—Assembly and composability

3:46—Holium

10:08—How do we evaluate Urbit?

16:45—What is missing from Urbit (and "public goods")?

26:53—Is Urbit ready for outside investment?

32:49—Urbit community, culture, and vision

38:40—But Urbit is REALLY about the tech

42:24—Now is a fun/powerful time to get into Urbit

45:37—Introducing Uqbar

53:36—The metanarrative of Urbit

On this extra special episode, the boys welcome Medieval scholar, serial founder, and all around big brain Josh Rosenthal to discuss the parallels between the Network Age and the Renaissance (as well as what lessons we can learn from the technological revolutions of the past). This was a true banger of an episode, covering everything from technological determinism to the modern Medicis to Blue Collar Crypto and the effect of blockchain on our daily lives. All this plus Martin Luther memes, Machiavelli, the death of subscription fees.

Timestamps:

o:oo—Intro

1:31—Crypto and the Renaissance

19:54—Historical Determinism and Inevitability

26:49—Values, Communication, and Identity

32:29—Parallels with Healthcare and the Point of No Return

39:45—Urbit and Decentralized Organization

45:34—Unleashing "Good" Capitalism

52:44—Blue Collar Crypto

1:01:04—Modern Medicis and the Power of Early Adoption

1:07:58—Economic and Cultural Bifurcation

1:21:00—Power to the People and Daily Choices

1:27:22—Audience Questions! AI and Socially-Conscious Crypto

1:34:50—Goodbye!

Josh's Other Pod Appearances

Bankless (Renaissance): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=karddOiv4ZA&themeRefresh=1

Bankless (American Revolution): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0psJ5JjjNrw

Other Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsVCxxc8rMg

Twitter

@JoshuaRosenthal

@BichulR

@BasileSportif

@AlephDao

In this extra special episode, the boys dive into headline news, dissecting recent statements by the SEC, the Ukrainian offensive, and, of course, the passing of sweet Queen Liz. Then, in part two, we explore strategies for creating a digital city and discuss which parts of IRL living are possible to replicate online. All this plus Myspace, TSA pat-downs, and speculation that Coinbase might actually be...based?

Timestamps:

0:00—Intro and SEC regulation

11:09—Coinbase lawsuits

15:41—Government propaganda and the failing war on crypto

20:15—The Ukraine Offensive

22:31—The Queen is dead (and the cycling of elites)

28:02—Part II: Digital Cities

31:33—Fragmentation of online communities

33:56—Social Ponzis and friendship MagGuffins

39:30—Digital social graphs

47:30—Digital land ownership

51:07—A lot about Myspace

54:59—Customization and creativity on Urbit

58:06—God Save the King

In this special episode, the boys discuss the power of combining digital money with social graphs and the forthcoming software explosion, analyzing what aspects of the physical world are replicable (or improvable) in the impending metaverse. All this plus our takes on digital cities, whack-ass Porsche SUVs, and why none of us live in Boston anymore.

Connect with us on Twitter—@BasileSportif, @BichulR, and @AlephDAO

Timestamps

• 0:00—Incredible banter

• 1:38—Productivity "firebreaks"

• 5:59—We live in a bad metaverse

• 8:26—Money plus social graphs captures community energy

• 14:57—Social graphs on Urbit

• 17:49—The impending software explosion

• 23:13—How bullish should we be?

• 26:03—What happens when we remove digital friction? What from the physical world can and cannot be replicated digitally?

• 37:`19—Digital cities and status

• 43:30—But what's the timeline?

• 48:10—Advocating for arson

In this extra special episode, the boys discuss institutional tollbooths, Urbit as social media, and defecting from the traditional financial system. All this plus Portuguese explorers, man dates, and how to find people to hold hands with abroad.

In this extra special episode, the boys discuss Tornado Cash, state attacks on blockchain sovereignty, and how government offensives may accelerate a global transition to the Network Age. All this plus crypto lobbying, Bloomberg's vote buying, Tolstoy's takes on history, and America's nose for a golden goose.

Find us on twitter: @BichulR, @BasileSportif, @AlephDao

In this extra special pod, the boys discuss the social, economic, and geopolitical catalysts of a large-scale shift to the Network Age. From Covid to the Russian War in Ukraine to the debt cycle, major disruptions in global order have primed young, mobile workers to begin living in highly networked communities abroad. All this, plus mid-life crises, Russia's embarrassing military history, and the specter of government regulation.

Justin Murphy's social AI article: Social AI is Coming (otherlife.co)

On this extra special episode, the boys execute a podcast rebrand, diving into The Network Age and welcoming ~nilrun as a cohost. Join them as they discuss Balaji, the digital economy, reggaeton, and pooing yourself from bad El Salvadoran water. This one you can't miss.

On this hard-hitting episode of the Podcast Formerly Known as Web_0, ~bichul and ~timluc do a gut check on blockchain development and reveal what would really jazz them up to see in the decentralized ecosystem. Then, the boys welcome their first guest, ~hastuc-dibtux, a Tlon dev, to discuss coding in Hoon, Urbit maximalism, why Mexicans think Australians are idiots, and how to achieve bodily euphoria.