Thank God for Nostr

Jon is back with Jordan to discuss a series of videos from pastor and theologian James B. Jordan unpacking the movement of humanity throughout the Biblical narrative arc from gardens to cities. JBJ, who was known to read the Bible five times every year, is one of the most insightful theological minds of the 20th century and this conversation sheds a little light into why. Jon and J

Web of Trust has numerous applications in many different domains, which Jon and Pip explore in this conversation. Pip reminds us that whatever its benefits, care should be taken to consider its effect on the people using it and labeled by it.

A discussion only for the die-hards. Hzrd and Jon get into the weeds on the outbox model, Blossom, and much more.

What does permaculture have to do with nostr? A lot! Jon and Scott talk about communities, self-obsoletion, and abundance mindsets. Scott has many years of experience in permaculture design, and a ton of wisdom to share for how we might be able to apply those principles to nostr development.

Stephen gives Jon a crash course in how to think about technology and its influence on the distribution of power, its use in social contexts, and how technical solutions have to be balanced by other aspects of human society, and circumscribed by the values of a given community.

Jeff helps Jon understand that when it comes to nostr, eCash, TikTok, and bees, it almost always depends.

Jon and Jordan discuss their recent adventures in Africa and Texas, the Top Builder's program, challenges and solutions for Bitcoin adoption in Africa and potential use cases for Nostr in Africa. They introduce a new segment called Parsed Nips which aims to unpack and explore the different nips.

Jordan and Alastair explore the influence of social media platforms on communication, the unpredictability of technology, the challenge of sovereignty in relation to technology, the codependency and temptations of the internet, the role of ethicists in technology, the centralizing and decentralizing nature of the internet, the influence of social media platforms on different genera

Jon and Stuart get started with some light banter about epistemology and meaning. After an hour they gracefully shift into the weeds on groups, relays, and web of trust.

This episode is a crash course in protestant thought on a diverse range of interconnecting subjects including civil disobedience and the role of the state, a theology of technology, technology as amplification of human action, and how to collaborate in the service of a common good.