TPB44 - The Fight for Freedom and Sovereignty with Jameson Lopp

TPB44 - The Fight for Freedom and Sovereignty with Jameson Lopp

Author: Bitcoin is for Everyone July 18, 2023 Duration: 1:29:47

Today we are joined by Jameson Lopp - privacy expert, technologist, cypherpunk, co-founder and CTO of Casa, and more. Jameson is a guru in all things privacy and building tools that empower individuals. This was a rich conversation about privacy, self-sovereignty, Jameson's experience disappearing into ultimate privacy after a swatting experience, the future of technologies like bitcoin, nostr, and more. I think these types of conversations are really important for folks to begin to understand, and how folks on the left who value human freedom and humanitarian issues may see the value in these tools and methods that empower and protect individuals. You can follow Jameson's work at https://www.lopp.net/ 


Jameson Lopp: https://twitter.com/lopp  npub17u5dneh8qjp43ecfxr6u5e9sjamsmxyuekrg2nlxrrk6nj9rsyrqywt4tp

Trey Walsh: https://twitter.com/ktreywalsh  npub164q45vfa8prpl7f63stsl9qm9n22v6julkasjdqxjc8kevchsj0sp42rl3

 

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start
02:48 Jameson's background
08:06 Governance
14:35 Why should progressives care about BTC?
20:32 Getting swatted
26:16 NY Times article
27:50 Beginner privacy advice
30:49 Threat awareness & privacy
34:23 Motivation
39:40 History of Bitcoin Maximalism
45:28 Democratic party flaws
50:39 BTC politicians tracker
54:28 Casa
59:40 Nostr
01:04:50 Nostr vs traditional social media
01:07:02 Blue Sky
01:12:17 Platform moderation & AI
01:16:55 Saving people from themselves
01:21:05 The Last of Us ep. 3
01:22:38 Optimism & the Great Filter

 

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