# 223 - Paul Rosenberg: The Use of Knowledge

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Podcast: [Escape the Technocracy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/watchman-privacy-4507961)
Published: 2026-06-15T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Paul Rosenberg for a fifth time. They discuss the moral, anarchic, and technological questions that continue to define our world. GUEST → https://substack.com/@veraverba (New Substack profile) → https://freemansperspective.com/ → https://freemansperspective.com/product/the-untold-story-of-the-greatest-crypto-project-ever-e-book/ → https://www.amazon.com/stores/Paul-Rosenberg/author/B07TYTP6CD MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:45 – Clone thought experiment 3:40 – Digital ID 8:30 – Samourai Wallet 12:40 – Judges the biggest part of the problem of government? 16:30 – The Simple Web 20:50 – Wikipedia a decentralist failure? 25:00 – Laissez Faire city failure 32:00 – Quantum Computing 34:05 – Anarchy has no ways to fight off evil 42:50 – Are "defense stocks" immoral 48:50 – VPNs 55:00 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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