Nostr Web Client

We were dealing with the consequences of unlimited free speech in 1993. It took the rest of the world 30 fucking years to catch up. I learned to distrust anyone who had the knee-jerk reaction to censor anything they disagreed with way before then, but the Wild West of Usenet helped me truly internalize the consequences of that.

2009 + 30 years is 2039.

I first got a taste of building web software in 1997 and it was a mind blowing experience. It totally changed my perspective on what was possible and helped me see a new path forward. 10 years later I started a web based SaaS. It felt like a lifetime at the time but feels like a blink of an eye now.

There are a bunch of things bubbling around Bitcoin and Nostr and AI that feel similar to that Cambrian explosion feeling I had throughout the mid ‘90s.

This is a worthwhile read whether you lived through that time like we did or whether you came later. nostr:note10f6jvaj75m5324kn6qmtqcddm0ap30cnwzmhf06g78z7sk4rk29qq05j90

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GigaBTC 🌽⚡️🔑 2y ago

Thank you for the kind words and generous zap!

I was introduced a couple years ago to the concept of the Forth Turning and I believe we are moving through it now. Those of us old enough and with the right background to see the repetitive patterns must inform those too young to remember.

I’m lucky enough to get to live through two planet altering technological shifts and the second time around, I want to get everything right. No more ads, centralized control and censorship. I want people younger than me to know what freedom online feels like.

Bourbonic Plague 2y ago

I read that book around the time I started my business in the middle of the GFC. We’ve lived through fascinating times.

I remember listening to Dave Winer and #[3] when they were talking about the birth of podcasting (while recording one of the first podcast episodes). That was happening at another inflection point in my life and in the world around the turn of the millennium.

Adam feels like an old friend or an older brother at this point. He’s had his finger on the pulse of every major tech revolution of my life. People who don’t pay attention to what he is up to are missing out.

GigaBTC 🌽⚡️🔑 2y ago

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