{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Other Life","title":"Urbit, Nockchain, and the Current State of Sovereignty Technology","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2918,"description":"In this episode, I review the state of Urbit and my history with this ambitious project to rebuild the internet. I explain why I stepped back, detailing what's happened with the network in the past few years, including the challenges faced by startups attempting to build on the platform and the surprising return of founder Curtis Yarvin. I take an honest look at how my initial timeline expectations were off, and other mistakes I made.\nThis period taught me a lot about technology, market sentiment, and cognition. I share how the experience has shaped my current thinking, as well as my current work with Zorp, a startup from the Urbit ecosystem now building Nockchain. I discuss the attraction of zero-knowledge proofs and why I've adopted a more patient attitude in my relationship with radical technology projects, now preferring to work behind the scenes if I really believe in something.\nThis is my first update on what I've been doing with Nockchain over the past year, helping to build their audience.\n01:21 Discovering Urbit\n02:44 Involvement with Urbit\n04:44 Challenges and Reflections\n05:38 The Independent Scholar\n06:57 Urbit's Market Dynamics\n15:31 Urbit Startups and Setbacks\n22:49 The Rise and Fall of Urbit\n23:38 Orbit's Struggles and My Realizations\n24:54 Current State and Future Potential of Urbit\n31:42 The Promise of Zero Knowledge Proofs\n35:18 Introducing Nock Chain\n38:31 Reflections and Lessons Learned\n45:05 The Launch of Nock Chain\nOther Life\n✦ The coolest free newsletter in the world: https://otherlife.co\n✦ The monthly PRINT edition: https://otherlife.co/upgrade\n✦ My new book, The Independent Scholar: https://otherlife.co/scholar","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BZcuiSRr4bH_GmK2Yf2ejTUwE_7qZeLoFy1J8IYgIS0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE0MDg1LzE2ODgw/NTE4MjMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}