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Who to Follow on Sovereign X

A curated list of 128+ X accounts covering the sovereign tech landscape -- privacy, open-source AI, censorship resistance, decentralized infrastructure, and more. Know of a project that should be on the list? Let me know!

https://archerships.com/essays/2026-05-27-sovereign-x.html

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🇵🇸 whoever loves Digit · 1w
No X account without an npub should be on the list imo
JR · 9w
Hey NOSTR! Inspired by nostr:nprofile1qqsg86qcm7lve6jkkr64z4mt8lfe57jsu8vpty6r2qpk37sgtnxevjcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3jamnwvaz7tms09exzmtfvshxv6tpw34xze3wvdhk67ftwev , I’ve begun the j...
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I recommend getting out of the Apple ecosystem as well. Apple strictly censors what's allowed on their phones and extracts a heavy tax on developers. Most of their hardware (laptops / phones) are also very user hostile (difficult to repair or upgrade).

GrapheneOS and Motorola are collaborating on a phone designed for GrapheneOS. I recommend switching to that when it comes out in the next year or so.
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JR · 9w
Appreciate the advice!
walker · 9w
If you could only recommend *one* book that everyone should read, which will fundamentally alter the way they see the world, what would it be? #asknostr
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The Problem Of Political Authority by Michael Huemer.

Huemer argues that political authority is an illusion. Starting from common moral intutions (don't steal, don't hurt people), he demonstrates that no one has the right to rule and no one is obliged to obey a government merely because it issues commands.

The state possesses no special moral status that justifies coercion or obedience, and that common moral intuitions against private coercion (like theft or kidnapping) should apply equally to the state.

He dismantles major theories of political authority, such as social contract theory, hypothetical consent, democratic majoritarianism, and consequentialist argument.

Instead, he proposes that society can function effectively without a central monopoly on force through competitive private agencies for security and dispute resolution, aligning with an anarcho-capitalist framework.
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