TPR_004 - Monetizing Freedom - Ostriches, Pears, and Open Source Challenges with BitKarrot

"I really wanted to screen share stuff with people and make it as easy as possible and I got fed up. So I was just like, okay, you know, let's throw this up and let's stick on a nostr log in and let's add lightning zaps to it as a starting point. It was pushed out a bit prematurely, but… I think a lot of people want to use it.. they want a way to talk to other people where you're not really getting tracked. We want to be able to provide a space where people don't feel like there's some Googly eyes watching whatever they're talking about. And I don't want to know either… the way I think about this is if someone comes along and subpoenas penis that server, there's nothing there." ~ BitKarrot

What if the future of the internet lies in decentralized, peer-to-peer technologies? In this wide-ranging conversation with BitKarrot, explore the challenges and opportunities of building open-source projects in the Bitcoin and Nostr ecosystems. From the intricacies of monetization to the potential of AI integration, discover how developers are working to create a more private, sovereign internet experience. But can these grassroots efforts compete with the centralized tech giants, and what hurdles must be overcome to achieve mass adoption?

Links to check out

• HiveTalk (Link: https://hivetalk.org/)
• Donate (Link: https://invincible-privacy.github.io/donate/projects/)
• Plabnet.dev (Link: https://plebnet.dev)
• Sovbiz (Link: https://sov.biz/)
• Coinos (Link: https://coinos.io/)
• LNBits.com (Link: https://lnbits.com/)

Guest Links

• Bitkarrot on Twitter (Link: https://twitter.com/BITKARROT)
• Bitkarrot on Nostree (Link: https://nostree.me/bitkarrot@lnaddy.com)
• Bitkarrot on Primal (Link: https://primal.net/bitkarrot)

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• Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
• ⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)
• The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)

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