"Our philosophy with building Pubky was, all right, we're not going to say never on a server. We're going to say, use a server if you want. Don't use a server if you don't want.
Either way, it's fine because no matter what happens to you, you can redefine it later.
So it's just basically adding the censorship resistance, this credible exit to using servers. And that's a big part of what pub key enables that other alternatives don't really enable in quite the same way or at all."
- John Carvalho

What does it mean to build an "atomic economy"? In this episode, I sit down with John Carvalho to explore his journey from early Bitcoin adoption to spearheading revolutionary concepts at Synonym. We delve into the challenges of decentralizing the web, redefining self-sovereignty, and creating tools that resist censorship. What could a world look like where your public key is your universal address? How do we rethink trust, tagging, and the very nature of data ownership? From the mechanics of PubKey to philosophical reflections on the future of digital society, John’s contrarian perspective will challenge your mental models and leave you questioning everything from Google to governance. Join us as we navigate the frontier of what might replace the systems we’ve always relied on—and ask, could Bitcoin lead us to a truly independent digital future?

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