On this extra special episode, the boys welcome Roko (~bacsul-lissyl) of Basilisk fame to discuss the FTX collapse, his hopes for Urbit, and how crypto can become more than a scam. The team also dives into the dangers of centralization and censorship (on Twitter and beyond), crowdfunding and dominant assurance contracts, and the optimism of personal AI. All this and more—don't miss it.
Timestamps:
0:00—Intro
1:29—Whence Roko?
3:43—FTX, crypto scams, and CEXs
9:25—The importance of trustlessness and censorship resistance
15:59—Roko's history pt. II and early internet nostalgia
18:19—Free speech on Urbit and AI censorship
22:15—Personal AI
26:44—Barriers to technological adoption (Urbit hosting, Trezors, etc.)
30;55—Censorship on Twitter
38:23—A positive future for crypto
42:201—Crypto crowdfunding and dominant assurance contracts
46:24—Better primitives and programmable capitalism
49:00—Ukraine war and geopolitics
54:28—We out!
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