023 - Kris Kaleta: Digital Libertarians, Futurology & Manifesting Online Communities

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Kris Kaleta.</p> <p>Kris Kaleta is a digital nomad and technologist who is doing some absolutely fascinating post-graduate research on virtual Libertarian communities. </p> <p>Our conversation touches on many aspects of his work from digital politics to emerging governance models and the contemporary phenomenon of online communities manifesting in real life. Kris has been a keen observer of the Free Cities movement since the start so he has a lot of great insights into the future of what many are calling the emerging free market of living together.</p> <p>Other subjects include: Episodic narrative enquiry, the future of the internet, the marketplace for ideas, Agorism, freedom technology, trans-humanism and flag theory.</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>0:10 Introduction to this episode. 2:57 Why did you decide to become a digital nomad? 12:22 The nuts and bolts of being a digital nomad. 17:29 How did you get involved in the community? 23:18 Who’s interested in virtual communities? 29:00 Moving geographically to live a more freer life. 36:50 What kick-started my interest in free cities. 40:44 Ideas are first explored on the social level. 46:50 What the future of the internet looks like. 53:15 What are the antidotes to sovereign state control networks? 58:58 A two-tier society. 1:02:50 Agorism. 1:10:00 The different types of digital nomads. 1:15:42 How do you attract digital nomads? 1:22:23 Tax optimisation. 1:27:21 How are you preparing for a dystopian tech future? 1:33:40 Piratebay. 1:39:07 The difference between a conspiracy theory and a mainstream theory. 1:46:14 Transhumanism in the digital age. 1:51:20 Why humans prefer what they believe they're comfortable with. 1:59:12 The digital realm vs. the physical realm. 2:05:21 How technology is becoming part of us. 2:12:02 Technology is a living thing. 2:18:17 Traveling around the world.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Kris Kaleta: ⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/kriskaleta">https://twitter.com/kriskaleta</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/</a></p> <p>Staatenlos (mentioned in podcast): <a href="https://staatenlos.ch/">https://staatenlos.ch/</a></p>