Robert Gehl and Jarrad Hope discussed the misconceptions and societal impacts of dark web technologies, emphasizing how they're often unfairly characterized by their negative uses, overshadowing their potential for positive, discreet communication and community building. Gehl shares his exploration into alternative social media and encryption technologies' ethical implications, particularly focusing on anonymity's role in protecting users' identities and enabling free speech. Through their dialogue, they touch on the challenges of decentralization and the struggle against the centralization tendencies of large tech companies, highlighting the importance of maintaining small, interconnected communities over large, dominant networks. The conversation also explores the idea of creating a cyber-state or virtual space that respects privacy and freedom, underscoring the necessity of encrypted communication as a fundamental right and safeguard against tyranny.RESOURCES:Jarrad Hope X - https://twitter.com/jarradhope_Robert Gehl: https://www.robertwgehl.org/Move Slowly and Building Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the Struggle for Democratic Social Media: https://fossacademic.tech/2023/08/17/OxfordUP.html

Robert Gehl: The Dark Web & the Fediverse | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope

In the episode, Jarrad Hope talks to Professor Tom W. Bell about the process of shifting from traditional nation-states to more flexible, innovative, specialized jurisdictions. They also dive into the practical mechanisms for establishing such jurisdictions, the importance of foundational legal systems like Ulex, and the challenges posed by traditional copyright hindrances. Overall, Tom and Jarrad reflect on the need for resilient and adaptive models that can withstand the challenges of the future while promoting human flourishing and the benefits of technology like blockchain in achieving these aims. Reading materials from the episode:The Forecast for Anarchy, in Routledge Handbook of Anarchy 309-34 (Gary Chartier & Chad Van Schoelandt, eds.; Routledge: 2021)Distributed Self-Government in Protocol Communities: An Introduction and Index of Examples, 25:2 Independent Review 293 (Fall 2020Ulex:  Open Source Law for Non-Territorial Governance, 1 J. of Special Jurisdictions 1 (2020), available at https://ssrn.com/abstract=3605807 on SSRN or from the source: https://journalofspecialjurisdictions.com/index.php/jsj/article/view/12/9"Intellectual Privilege: Copyright, Common Law, and the Common Good" (Mercatus Center 2014)
 

Prof. Tom W. Bell: Special Jurisdictions, Copyrights & Internet Law | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope

In this conversation, Jarrad Hope discusses the transformational impact of crypto and peer-to-peer technologies with Michel Bauwens, highlighting the potential seed forms for a new decentralized and commons-oriented societal organization. They acknowledge the complexity and the challenges of the current state of crypto, stressing the importance of building an inclusive and more user-friendly infrastructure while maintaining the pursuit of pluralistic and intelligent discourse.

Michel Bauwens: P2P & Commons Strategy | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope

In a Logos Press Engine crossover, Jarrad Hope brings Corey Petty - Logos Program Lead & Hashing It Out host - to discuss the political and technological motivations behind their work and their aim of building infrastructure that supports civil liberties and resists centralisation of power, using open-source tech.They question if the nature of technology is inherently neutral or not, the ethics of building technology, and how it relates to political structures. 

Tech Is Neutral: How You Use It Is Not | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope

Jarrad Hope, co-founder of Logos, sits down with Patri Friedman – Co-Founder and General Partner of Pronomos Capital – for an in-depth conversation about creating autonomous communities, from Seasteading to modern Charter Cities. They discuss the values and monetary incentives that bring people to these new spaces, and the challenges of turning ideas into reality.

Patri Friedman: Creating Politically Autonomous Communities | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope

Jarrad Hope, co-founder of Logos, sits down with Ben Wizner – Director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project- for an in depth conversation about the intersection of technology and human rights. Since July of 2013, Wizner has been the principal legal advisor to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. 

Ben Wizner: Speech, Privacy, and Technology | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope

Peter Ludlow’s book 'Crypto Anarchy, Cyberstates, and Pirate Utopias' inspired Jarrad Hope’s early interest in crypto anarchy. Jarrad Hope is the co-founder of Logos, a grassroots movement building the technology and community to launch corruption-resistant institutions. 

Peter Ludlow: Crypto Anarchy and Cyberstates

Jarrad Hope, co-founder of Logos, sits down with Stella Assange — lawyer, human rights defender, and wife of Julian Assange —  for an in-depth conversation about WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, and the role technology has played in shaping the global socio-political landscape. Stella talks about her experience working on Julian Assange's legal team, her introduction to new technologies, including Bitcoin, and the current surveillance state that has emerged since the rise of the open internet.

Stella Assange: Human Rights and Alternative Modes of Organising | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope

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Robert Gehl: The Dark Web & the Fediverse | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope

Robert Gehl: The Dark Web & the Fediverse | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope

Prof. Tom W. Bell: Special Jurisdictions, Copyrights & Internet Law | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope

Michel Bauwens: P2P & Commons Strategy | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope

Tech Is Neutral: How You Use It Is Not | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope

Patri Friedman: Creating Politically Autonomous Communities | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope

Ben Wizner: Speech, Privacy, and Technology | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope

Peter Ludlow: Crypto Anarchy and Cyberstates

Stella Assange: Human Rights and Alternative Modes of Organising | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope