What is Doomer Techno-optimism?
summary
Claim: a new scene combines crypto/Web3 and prepper habits into be your own bank host your own cloud grow your own food generate your own energy. Tools actually used include Bitcoin self‑custody, self‑hosting, microgrids and mesh networks, 3D printing to compress supply chains, seed libraries and basic homesteading skills. A surprising number — "90% retail therapy" — describes prepping behavior. What gets built ranges from off‑ramp self‑custody and incremental exits from Google Cloud (working for many) to DIY farming attempts (often failing for newcomers).
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:20Who am I
- 2:20Preppers
- 4:12What happened
- 7:56Doomer Optimism
- 11:22Thesis
- 12:06The Mashup
- 15:25Networks
- 16:59Exit
- 18:32Call to Action
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