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Philip Monk co-authored the Urbit whitepaper with Curtis Yarvin in 2016. He's now one of the lead engineers working on Urbit, and a thoughtful writer as well. We discuss how to find frontiers, the philosophy of "correctness at all costs," how the current internet is captured by gradient descent, and how Urbit will achieve mass adoption.✦ Philip on Urbit: ~wicdev-wisryt✦ Philip's blog: pcmonk.me✦ Get your own Urbit planet at imperceptible.computer✦ Subscribe to the Other Life newsletter at OtherLife.co

Nico Arqueros is the CEO of dcSpark, a startup that's recently launched two products built on Urbit. We discuss their unique thesis that the future of Urbit apps is outside of Urbit, with Urbit ID as the universal identity layer for the multi-chain future.✦ Nico on Urbit: ~dovnec-bonder✦ UrbitVisor is a Chrome plugin that uses your Urbit ID to interact with websites. https://urbitvisor.com/✦ UrbitDashboard lets you explore your ship's activity in a browser-based dashboard. https://urbitdashboard.com✦ Get your own Urbit planet at https://imperceptible.computer✦ Subscribe to the Other Life newsletter at https://otherlife.co

Honor Levy and Walter Pearce host the podcast Wet Brain. We discuss cataclysmic events about to happen, Starseed Theory, demons, fashion, God, the CIA, the problem with Millennials, how they got into Urbit, and more.The Wet Brain podcast: https://www.patreon.com/wetbrain✦ Get your own Urbit planet at https://imperceptible.computer✦ Subscribe to the Other Life newsletter at https://otherlife.co

Galen Wolfe-Pauly is the CEO of Tlon. We discuss why Urbit is led by designers rather than engineers, the theories of Christopher Alexander, the longest-running company in the world (Kongo Gumi), and much more.Galen on Urbit: ~ravmel-ropdyl✦ I can give you an Urbit planet at imperceptible.computer✦ Learn more about this episode's sponsor at dalten.org

The Tirrel corporation is a startup building payment rails for Urbit. We discuss capitalism on Urbit, Deleuze, Christianity, and the impossibility of human dignity on the current internet.Tirrel Corporation: https://tirrel.io/Christian on Urbit: ~pindet-timmutLogan on Urbit: ~tacryt-socryp✦ I can give you an Urbit planet at https://imperceptible.computer/✦ Learn more about this episode's sponsor at https://dalten.org

Édouard Urcades is a designer at Tlon. He thinks computers are like flowers; his goal is to design the most beautiful computer.Édouard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fiowerstructureÉdouard on Urbit: ~fabled-faster✦ I can give you an Urbit planet at https://imperceptible.computer/✦ Learn more about this episode's sponsor at https://dalten.org

The Chivalry Guild is a Twitter account about the theory, history, and aesthetics of chivalry. We're joined by Parker, the creator and author, who explains how chivalry is a theory of Christian vitalism. "Christian men don't have to be bugmen," he explains. We also discuss the strategy and tactics behind launching and building "theory brands" on the internet; how Parker grew the account over its first year; how much writing is necessary to grow a theory account (less than you think), and more.The Chivalry Guild: https://twitter.com/ChivalryGuildOther Life✦ Join 5,500 academics, creators, and investors who read the free Other Life newsletter: https://OtherLife.co✦ If you're working on long-term intellectual work outside of institutions, request an invitation at https://indiethinkers.org

On the surface, Numerai is a crowdsourced and tokenized hedge fund. Below the surface, it's a decentralized truth machine pointing the way to general Artificial Intelligence. They recently released performance metrics for the first time, showing that Numerai outperforms other market neutral hedge funds by 29%.I talk with Numerai founder Richard Craib about finance and truth, the regulation of crypto, how to raise money for crazy ideas, how to persist on crazy ideas, the future of artificial intelligence, and how to overthrow the Elite Gerontocracy.Numerai✦ Data scientists can get started at https://numer.ai/✦ Numerai's recent performance report: https://medium.com/numerai/numerai-outperforms-market-neutral-hedge-funds-by-29-raises-up-to-150m-9df9a0ce642✦ Richard Craib on Twitter: https://twitter.com/richardcraibOther Life✦ Join 6,000 academics, creators, founders, and investors who read the free Other Life newsletter at https://OtherLife.co✦ If you're working on long-term intellectual work outside of institutions, request an invitation at https://indiethinkers.org

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A lecture on Albert Hirschman's classic book from 1970. More info below.✦ Read the lecture notes at https://OtherLife.co✦ Subscribe to the Other Life podcast https://plnk.to/otherlife