"What should the next iteration of the internet look like?" 
In this dialogue:

Paul and his awesome nostr t-shirt
Are we all just nostalgic?
Where did the optimism of computing and the information superhighway go?
We went from interop to pay-to-unlock.
Do we have to live in the digital gulags forever?
Homecooked meals and homecooked apps
Paper straws and the downfall of Western Civilization
"You need to be okay with people getting rekt"
If the car would be introduced today, it would be illegal
Bravery and personal responsibility
"nostr will only be what diehards will build it to be"
Bad teleology is built into the current (non-nostr) app landscape 
"You can get a lot of the upside without holding your own keys”
“...but you can't get ALL of the upside!"
Expressiveness and free speech online 
Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Assembly, and Financial Freedom in Cyberspace 
Self-publishing vs platform publishing 
Information calories. Can we count them? 
Don't make me think! 
Is not being forced to think part of the problem? 
Mutiny & bitcoin UX that's too easy 
Games and costly mistakes 
The early days: software distribution via print magazines 
Prompting allows you to define your own teleology 
Vibe coding and Cursor 
"The hard part is to figure out what you want." 
"What should the next iteration of the internet look like?" 
GenZ doesn't know shit about files and folders
Why files are great 
Gigi's SyncThing & Standard Notes setup 
File-based apps like Smart AudioBook Player
Reading apps like Pocket, Instapaper, and Readwise Reader
Saving all the things & linking stuff together 
Clips of podcasts and videos, e.g. Fountain
A Commonplace Book to cyberspace
Creating a "Family Bible" app
If you want to maximize profits in the attention economy, you have to get users addicted
(Zaps potentially fix this, as you wouldn’t zap a car crash)
Let computers do computer work, let humans be humans
"The end is not being on the computer"
Solo private / group private / public 
Liberal vs Conservative sentiment in social environments 
Whom to care about? 
Web of trust & our understanding of it
Forgiveness, Trust, and Repeat Games 
Tit-for-tat and forgiving tit-for-tat
Three strikes and you're out! 
"Choose your gulag" is the alternative to nostr 
7-generation thinking 
2140
The Sovereign Individual is embedded in a social structure, always
I, Pencil 
Jungle vs Civilization 
Fiat = because I said so (“Fiat Lux” - Let there be light)
Do we need leaders in bitcoin? 
Peterson Fallacy / God vs Bitcoin
Jesus early followers were the Followers of The Way 
Zaps are not payments 
Zaps are not "tips" 
Bitstein & Pierre: The Reorg 
Vervaeke: “Where do you go for wisdom?”
Rough consensus and Pieter Wuille
"There is no such thing as a leaderless system" 
Wisdom in cyberspace 
Can we build wise tools? 
Prompting the Bible, ChristGPT, and Bible Slop 
Gell-Mann amnesia effect
Vervaekes AI argument: The Coming Thresholds and The Path We Must Take
Where do new ideas come from? 
Sandwich prompting style (HLDD / LLDD)
The Tale of John Henry 
Silicon Sages
Conscience and The Muse
Hypermedia and HyperNote 
Glassholes, Google Glasses, and wearable technology
Prompting & Praying for An Internet Worth Having

Books mentioned:

The Bible
I, Pencil by Leonard E. Read
Don't make me think! by Steve Krug
The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg

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