NEW EPISODE Voluntary payment has never cracked 5% adoption. Fifty years of trying. NPR, Radiohead, Patreon, Nostr zaps. Human nature doesn't change. So why build #V4V rails at all? Because when Patreon banned creators in 2018, lightning worked. When SubscribeStar got cut off by Stripe and PayPal, sats kept moving. That creator you zap? You're not tipping them. You're making them uncancellable. S02E14: trustrevolution.co https://fountain.fm/episode/nx8jCK6OGhKpTsOI85E3

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NEW EPISODE It took 69 years to break up AT&T. IBM outspent the DOJ for 12 straight years and ran out the clock. Cory Doctorow knows this. He still thinks regulation is how we escape enshittification. We talked about why—and whether that faith is warranted. S02E13 is out now: https://fountain.fm/episode/bJgdt0hJAnppEve6Qmt8

Cory Doctorow on why the future of the internet is “Post-American.” Full episode tomorrow: https://fountain.fm/show/Mk0fJte5vrfiDQ5RyCZd

"What is the role of tech journalism in a world where CEOs no longer feel shame?" https://www.platformer.news/roblox-ceo-interview-backlash-analysis/

“Mining is ruthlessly competitive. Revenue trends to zero every halving. All you need is energy and minimal bandwidth.” lays out why Bitcoin mining isn't your friend—it's a market force that consumes stranded energy, builds infrastructure, then moves on when real consumers show up. Jurisdictions that get out of the way win. Those that don't lose. Full episode: https://fountain.fm/episode/wLcSOyS8mZORCpm6HTpK

NEW EPISODE: went from Naval Special Warfare intelligence to software engineering at a large-scale Bitcoin miner. His career arc reveals something important about how centralized systems are showing cracks and what's replacing them. Key insights: → Open source contributions build reputation that matters more than corporate credentials in Bitcoin → Military “thinking shooter” training—knowing where to find answers rather than having all answers—translates directly to decentralized technology work → Financial surveillance isn't abstract: working in FinTech showed him exactly how payment censorship operates at the technical level → Bitcoin Veterans is creating pathways for the military community to transition from defending centralized institutions to building alternatives Listen and watch: https://fountain.fm/episode/wLcSOyS8mZORCpm6HTpK

From Naval Special Warfare to large-scale Bitcoin mining. Average Gary spent years in intelligence and large-scale data systems, seeing how surveillance works, and then started building the alternatives. His path from classified operations to open source shows how military discipline translates to freedom tech—and why proof of work beats credentials. S02E12 is out tomorrow. https://fountain.fm/show/Mk0fJte5vrfiDQ5RyCZd

"Cash App lets you buy Bitcoin, and that's a huge thing many wallets ignore." —Stephen DeLorme on the trade-offs of freedom tech. Dive deeper into this conversation on Trust Revolution: https://fountain.fm/episode/N6ZXzeTlp5nSMyx4Qt66 Shared via https://pullthatupjamie.ai

“Some UX problems have design solutions, and some have engineering solutions.” —Stephen DeLorme dives into Bitcoin and solving user experience on Trust Revolution. Listen here: https://fountain.fm/episode/N6ZXzeTlp5nSMyx4Qt66 Shared via https://pullthatupjamie.ai

Choosing privacy today means building a resilient future. By resisting digital ID adoption and supporting privacy-first businesses, we preserve our freedom and sovereignty. Which path will you choose? https://fountain.fm/episode/UWPtOZ6SoBPUYO7DU1pc

"You may actually get to a point where too much decentralization actually makes it ungodly hard to use." on why Signal wins by accepting centralization trade-offs—and what Bitcoin builders somtimes miss about usability. Full episode coming tomorrow. https://fountain.fm/show/Mk0fJte5vrfiDQ5RyCZd