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IMAGINE IF: YEAGER AND ROSS - COMMUNITIES IN THE AGE OF CONTROL
Manage episode 508288810 series 2921834
A conversation with Shawn Yeager and Derek Ross at the Imagine If conference in Nashville, TN. We discuss the current state of digital communications and identity with a specific focus on nostr.
Date: September 20, 2025
Shawn on Nostr: https://primal.net/shawn
Derek on Nostr: https://primal.net/derekross
Bitcoin Park on Nostr: https://primal.net/park
Imagine If: https://bitcoinpark.com/imagineif
(00:40) Future of digital comms, identity, social
(01:41) Diagnosing the problems: incentives, KYC, and broken trust
(03:05) Censorship, shadow bans, and owning your social graph
(05:00) AI, deepfakes, and can we trust what we see?
(07:24) Algorithmic control vs user choice
(10:10) Introducing Nostr: open protocol, healthier engagement
(11:54) Digital health, doomscrolling, and parenting challenges
(15:21) Youth safety on open protocols: responsibilities and tools
(18:22) Give parents the tools: OS-level controls and UX
(19:35) Getting started with Nostr: keys, Primal, and UX spectrum
(21:17) Vibe-coding apps: Soapbox/Shakespeare on Nostr + Bitcoin
(22:39) Permissionless payments and AI-built sites
Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0v7rgjh55wygwuc8pmqvk0qz6qts30uaut2c8lp4dgh9usw2cdpgnznwd9
more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com
learn more about me: https://odell.xyz
220 episodes
Manage episode 508288810 series 2921834
A conversation with Shawn Yeager and Derek Ross at the Imagine If conference in Nashville, TN. We discuss the current state of digital communications and identity with a specific focus on nostr.
Date: September 20, 2025
Shawn on Nostr: https://primal.net/shawn
Derek on Nostr: https://primal.net/derekross
Bitcoin Park on Nostr: https://primal.net/park
Imagine If: https://bitcoinpark.com/imagineif
(00:40) Future of digital comms, identity, social
(01:41) Diagnosing the problems: incentives, KYC, and broken trust
(03:05) Censorship, shadow bans, and owning your social graph
(05:00) AI, deepfakes, and can we trust what we see?
(07:24) Algorithmic control vs user choice
(10:10) Introducing Nostr: open protocol, healthier engagement
(11:54) Digital health, doomscrolling, and parenting challenges
(15:21) Youth safety on open protocols: responsibilities and tools
(18:22) Give parents the tools: OS-level controls and UX
(19:35) Getting started with Nostr: keys, Primal, and UX spectrum
(21:17) Vibe-coding apps: Soapbox/Shakespeare on Nostr + Bitcoin
(22:39) Permissionless payments and AI-built sites
Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0v7rgjh55wygwuc8pmqvk0qz6qts30uaut2c8lp4dgh9usw2cdpgnznwd9
more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com
learn more about me: https://odell.xyz
220 episodes
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