Rob Long Returns! Interplanetary File System, Digital Sovereignty & Sim City

Rob Long is a data engineer, amateur philosopher and crypto experimenter.  Rob Long met with Vance Crowe in studio for a discussion about the Interplanetary File System (IPFS), NFT's, the future of personal server storage, art and dreams.Vance & Rob discuss Will Wright (creator of Sim City) Game Design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdgQyq3hEPoRob Long's interview with Shaun Newman: https://www.shaunnewmanpodcast.com/podcast-1/episode/2b131638/episode-161-rob-longChapters:3:16 Start6:06 100 Books for life10:39 Being Intellectually Offensive12:29 What is IPFS?19:22 Government Enforced Monopoly22:51 Servers as a home appliance28:26 NFTs33:04 Being early on Bitcoin43:40 The Trough of Disillusionment 48:56 Engrossing Games59:38 Why Write blogs on RSS?PODCAST LINKS —Podcast Website: https://www.vancecrowe.com/podcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vance-crowe-podcast/id1463771076Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08nGGRJCjVw2frkbtNrfLw?si=WUCu-FoyRRu9U_i-1gJZfgRSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-vance-crowe-podcastYouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCigB7W5bX_gCinJxev9WB8w/YouTube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJKKb66A5_4ZcsE-rKI24ygBuy a sweatshirt, T-shirt or mugs from the podcast! Check out the Articulate Ventures Merch Store: https://teespring.com/stores/thevancecrowepodcastSubscribe to the podcast for email notifications on new episodes, invites to events and other exclusive content — http://eepurl.com/gSTfk5ABOUT THE VANCE CROWE PODCAST — Vance Crowe interviews people with an expertise that you would want to know about, but might not think to ask. He prompts his guests to think about their work in novel ways, discusses how it applies to regular people and has fun sharing stories and experiences.SUPPORT THE PODCAST —Rate the Podcast |  https://ratethispodcast.com/vcpJoin the Articulate Ventures Network | https://network.articulate.ventures/ —We are a patchwork of thinkers that want to articulate ideas in a forum where they can be respectfully challenged, improved and celebrated so that we can explore complex subjects, learn from those we disagree with and achieve our personal & professional goals.Contact Vance for a Talk | https://www.vancecrowe.com/ —Vance delivers speeches that reveal important aspects of human communication.  Audiences are entertained, engaged, and leave feeling empowered to change something about the way they are communicating.  Vance tells stories about his own experiences, discusses theories in ways that make them relatable and highlights interesting people, books, and media that the audience can learn even more from. Join the #ATCF Book Club | https://articulate.ventures/category/atcf-book-club