The only people I've met like that were obscure online vermin.
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr/
Why is it called Pittsburgh's Word Fighters then?
How Decentralized Is Bluesky Really? https://dustycloud.org/blog/how-decentralized-is-bluesky/
A technical deep-dive, since people have been asking me for my thoughts. I'll expand a bit on some of the key points here in a thread. 🧵
She thinks the enlightenment was a product of Christinanity in denial of the fact that it was actually the revival of classical Paganism and the vast diversity of thought and belief intrinsic to it which inspired the enlightenment, etc.
There are a lot of theories on that, it seems. David Graeber and Wengrow believed that it resulted from a native American critique of European culture.
My aunt got me his book on it last Christmas (or Yule if you prefer ;).
>Not to mention the statements of the founding fathers themselves.
Which statements are you referring to?
...and why do you CARE?
Either she needs to figure out a way to let them say what they want without "subverting Western society", or she needs to drop her advocacy of free speech.
Or am I missing something?
@sun @condret There’s that Ripple thing that @jeffcliff likes. But I think that’s centralised. This paper may interest you. I’m not an expert on this stuff. I’m just providing links so you can DYOR.