Decentralize Everything: Our YATA Origin Story

Decentralize Everything: Our YATA Origin Story

From YATA - You Are The Algorithm by Permanerd

March 23, 2026 · 53 min · Episode 1

About this episode

In the inaugural episode, the hosts discuss decentralization, self-sovereignty, and the value-for-value mindset in technology.

In our inaugural YATA (You Are The Algorithm) episode, Permanerd and Oshi sit down to kick off a freewheeling, non‑linear conversation about self‑sovereignty and building in the open. We talk through why we’re drawn to decentralized protocols like Nostr and how Bitcoin and Podcasting 2.0 fit a value‑for‑value mindset. Along the way we swap stories about onboarding pains and wins—blank-slate feeds, keypairs, and relays; boosts vs. zaps; and the very real tradeoffs between convenience and freedom. We also get practical: Oshi walks through how he used AI assistants inside an IDE to build his new site, we clear up IDE vs. CLI, and we riff on open‑source stacks—from Linux on the desktop to GrapheneOS on mobile—and the everyday friction of living Google‑free (maps, messaging, and more). We close with how to reach us on Nostr, why we’ll publish without paywalls, and an open invite to send questions and ideas we can tackle in future episodes. Music by Lunapilot. 'Nostr Protocol (official spec repo)': https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr 'LN Beats (V4V Music)': https://lnbeats.com 'Damus (iOS Nostr client)': https://damus.io 'Amethyst (Android Nostr client)': https://amethyst.social…

People in this episode

Host: Permanerd

Guest: Oshi

Topics covered

  • decentralization
  • self-sovereignty
  • open-source
  • Bitcoin
  • Nostr
  • AI assistants
  • value-for-value

Keywords

  • decentralized protocols
  • Nostr
  • Bitcoin
  • Podcasting 2.0
  • AI assistants
  • open-source stacks
  • Google-free

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nostr, Bitcoin, Podcasting 2.0, Linux, GrapheneOS, Lunapilot, BTCPay Server

Products: Damus, Amethyst, Primal, Keet

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