Autonomous Ecologies

In this clip @cwgoes explains that to operate an autonomous ecology (groups that define their own boundaries, self-govern, & interoperate with others) today with ~safety~, it requires a hacky patchwork of tools that @anoma aims to unify. 🎥 Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=OoS2_QT6…

TOWARDS A POST-(DIGITAL-COLONIAL)-WEB Tomorrow @ 16:30 UTC, the Internet Defense Alliance’s @techboiafrica & @Fatalmeh are facilitating a Spaces, building upon AE discourse, alongside guests @AFDudley0 @cryptograthor @orishim & @notscottmoore 🪳 Join Us: x.com/i/spaces/1ynJOaMNkEQKR

"As long as there is a user, there is a system: peer-to-peer systems should be usable by a single user, on their own." At #AE2, co-founder of @radicle and peer-to-peer maximalist @cloudhead presented 👾Radicle & Peer-to-Peer from First Principles👾 youtu.be/DZvJVCOshI8

"The larger the shielded set, the stronger the privacy guarantees." At #AE2, @awasunyin of @anoma & @namada gave an insightful overview of a chain analyst's toolkit and outlined steps for next-generation crypto privacy, considering the adversary. ICYMI: youtu.be/4ttwtSEXUUM

“...people in the security community think: 'Okay the crypto people talk about censorship resistance & that’s clearly a scam because you can just block all Monero traffic with [...] packet inspection'.” @nullchinchilla presents ban-resistant design at AE2 youtu.be/1NhE_7P9w_4

Peer into this captivating #AE2 panel on🪳Internet Resilience🪳 led by @techboiafrica. Featuring @adrianbrink @buchmanster @costgallo @eKRENZKE, they explore local networks, high/low latency, sneakernets, intents, ham radio, and more. youtube.com/watch?v=SOqKBbu_…

Tune in to learn from Jarrell James on how we should collectively build a resilient “Evolved Internet”, taking cues from “nomadology”, and reach these communities. 🪳

@techboiafrica is a technologist & activist from Tigray, which just faced the longest Internet shutdown in history (2+ yrs). At AE2 he showed how crypto has been built on centralized systems of access that fail to meaningfully connect 1/3 of the planet. youtu.be/W_EIZfCxFLU

"Privacy is not normal. Surveillance is normal. Privacy is rare, privacy is exceptional, privacy is extreme. Privacy is something we need to claw back from the surveillance apparatus. It is not something granted to us." @lunar_mining on privacy memes #AE2 youtu.be/KChN9v7dTzc

⬛️Learn more in the @CirclesUBI Entropy black paper: circlesentropy.github.io/bla…