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Galen Wolfe-Pauly, CEO of Tlon, the company behind Urbit, joined us to discuss one of the most radical and curious projects to come on the podcast. In development for 15 years already, Urbit aims to unravel the cloud computing paradigm that led to the creation of internet monopolies like Google and Facebook. Instead, in Urbit, each person has a personal server, a kind of digital sovereign entity, where applications are run, which leaves control and data in the hands of users.
Galen joined us to discuss what the philosophy and ideas driving Urbit, how a radically different internet could look like and what our path is to get there.
Topics covered in this episode:
The 15 year long history and evolution of UrbitUnderstanding Urbit through the metaphors of a personal server, a personal blockchain, a republic or an operating functionThe main Urbit components Nock, Hoon and ArvoHow Galaxies, Stars and Planets create Urbit’s hierarchyThe Urbit namespace and why it has valueHow Urbit aims to radically reengineer how the internet works Episode links:
Urbit - Website Urbit - An Overview Urbit - Beliefs and Principles Urbit - Interim Constitution Urbit and the Blockchain Wars This episode was hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Meher Roy, and is availble on YouTube, SoundCloud, and our website.
