This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Sheldon Dearr from Omnity

Sheldon Dearr offers thoughtful reflections on independence, the limits of authority, and self-validation, challenging the need for recognition and questioning dependency on central figures or systems. He emphasizes personal integrity and critiques the influence of markets and societal expectations on individual actions.

Omnity Interoperability is a fully on-chain, omnichain protocol enabling seamless cross-chain communication without relying on off-chain relayers or indexers. Known for its exceptional speed and cost-effectiveness, Omnity serves as a robust cross-chain infrastructure tailored for modular blockchain ecosystems, built on the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP).

We spoke to Sheldon Dearr about Omnity and:

• I thought I was prepared for being a starving artist


• We can have monetary economies that sort of supersedes


• A rubber ducky


• Ransomware


• Porn has directed certain markets


• Don't stack two maybes together


• The user is almost a single point to failure


• Authority isn't infallible


• It's not an authoritarian thing to say you want to help people


• Having heroes isn't helpful

Timestamps

00:00 – 12:30 : Intro

12:30 -- 21:40 : Sticking with it

21:40 -- 32:06 : Music

32:06 -- 41:01 : DNA on chain

41:01 -- 55:08 : Measures

55:08 – 01:11:01 : The Blitz

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Special Guest: Sheldon Dearr .

Links:

• ABC
• Amazon
• Austin, Texas
• Bitcoin
• Butterfly labs incident
• Cato networks
• CBS
• Chomsky
• CIA
• Ethereum
• Facebook
• G7
• HP
• Karl Marx
• KFC
• Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five
• Manufacturing Consent
• Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
• Miami
• Microsoft
• Monero
• Numismatics
• Octopus Network
• Operation Mockingbird
• Owning Your DNA
• Polkadot
• Pollock
• Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
• Slavoj Zizek
• Slavoj Zizek debates Jordan Peterson
• Solana
• Taco Bell
• Vizcaya Gardens
• Yum