Galen Wolfe-Pauly (Tlon) on Urbit and the Architecture of the Internet (EP.176)

Galen Wolfe-Pauly, cofounder of Tlon, joins the show to give us an update on Urbit in light of the politicization of internet infrastructure. In this episode: 

The purpose of Urbit How the power of internet oligopolies has been recently revealed in the last few months Does the internet of today resemble the internet of 1994? The problem with having a single ToS/legal system for major internet platforms What's new with Urbit since our last Urbit episode in 2019 How hosting makes Urbit much more user friendly Urbit's governance system and how it contrasts from the feudal model on Twitter Galen's political taxonomy for Urbit - and where galaxies and stars fit in to this How internet platforms are like living in Vegas Whether users literally own their handles on internet platforms The politicization of internet infrastructure How resistant is Urbit itself to deplatforming at the infrastructure level Whether there is any irony in Urbit offering hosting for users Galen's view on data portability legislation The near term roadmap for Urbit The distinction between Tlon and Urbit How to get started with Urbit

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