067 - Sondre Bjellås: Liberstad. The Norweigan Free City

Liberstad, Intentional Community, Norway, Non-Aggression, Voluntarism, Technology, Digital Identities, Bitcoin, Freedom, Opting out. Timothy Allen talks with Sondre Bjellås. Sondre is a developer/programmer who is also the co-creator of Liberstad, an innovative Norwegian community founded on the principals of non-agression and voluntarism. In this episode you can expect an overview of the project along with plenty of updates on how things are progressing, as well as some of Sondre’s unique perspectives on life and technology. I always think of Liberstad as one of the lessen known projects in the Free Cities ecosystem, nevertheless it is most definitely one to watch in my opinion. Enjoy the conversation. TIMESTAMPS (0:30) Introduction to episode. (4:06) Why have you not publicised Liberstad too much? (7:02) Building a community without permission. (11:19) How big is Liberstad? (14:47) Who is buying plots of land in Liberstad? (17:43) How did you go about initially buying the whole site? (20:03) What do you use as money in Liberstad? (32:32) D.I.D.s: Decentralized identities. (39:40) COVID-19 passes and verifiable identities. (43:50) Do most people crave individual freedom? (47:39) The nature of freedom and human psychology. (53:25) Individualism, collectivism, and childhood experiences. (59:18) Public perception of Libersatd in Norway. (1:04:19) Christiana and freedom. (1:09:00) How many plots have you sold? (1:13:35) What kind of bureaucratic problems might builders face? (1:18:11) Police presence in Norway. (1:22:12) What do you expect to evolve over the next 15 years? (1:27:08) Free City networks. (1:36:40) Coming to Liberstad. Free Cities Telegram Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Special Economic Zones Film: gofundme: ⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/zones-of-progress-film-about-the-future-of-cities⁠⁠ Bitcoin: ⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/donate/⁠ TWITTER: Sondre Bjellås: https://twitter.com/SondreB Liberstad: https://twitter.com/liberstad Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WEBSITES: Sondre Bjellås: https://sondreb.com/ Liberstad: https://www.liberstad.com/ Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠⁠