Leave Big Tech Behind — Building a Nostr-First Future with Paul Keating

<p>Paul Keating joins me to discuss Nostr, a decentralized open protocol for social media and other forms of online communication, the power of owning your online identity using key pairs, how zaps are revolutionizing creator monetization, what life is like at the Bitcoin Jungle in Costa Rica, home births, and parenting as a digital nomad.</p> <p>Paul Keating is the head of growth at Primal and is living in the Bitcoin Jungle of Costa Rica.</p> <p>Nostr: <a href="https://primal.net/paul">https://primal.net/paul</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/paulinthejungle">https://www.instagram.com/paulinthejungle</a></p> <p>Tiktok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@paulinthejungle">https://www.tiktok.com/@paulinthejungle</a></p> <p>Film: <a href="https://primal.net/hummingbird">https://primal.net/hummingbird</a></p> <p>Bitcoin Jungle: <a href="https://www.bitcoinjungle.app/">https://www.bitcoinjungle.app/</a></p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>0:00 - What is Paul Keating Working on Today?</p> <p>1:49 - Problems with Social Media</p> <p>3:38 - Working for Paul Saladino</p> <p>7:12 - A Nostr Standard</p> <p>13:14 - Becoming a Nostr-First Podcast</p> <p>17:11 - Decentralized vs Centralized Social Media: Identity at the Protocol Layer</p> <p>20:31 - Nostr’s Organic Adoption Via Government Overreach</p> <p>26:35 - Primal Studio and Nostr.build</p> <p>33:29 - The Nostr Protocol: Key Pairs</p> <p>35:15 - Zaps on Nostr</p> <p>38:42 - Life at Bitcoin Jungle in Costa Rica</p> <p>42:55 - Home Births and Becoming a Parent</p> <p>46:26 - Traveling as Young Parents</p> <p>51:16 - Balancing Parenting and Work</p> <p>58:09 - How to Connect with Paul</p> <p>New episodes 3x per week. Let's learn together.</p> <p>If you want to learn more or connect, visit my website: <a href="https://jakewoodhouse.io/">https://jakewoodhouse.io/</a></p>