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Joshua Dávila

@allmodelsarewrong.online
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exploring the politics of technology and technology of politics

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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 29/09/2026
I’ll be exploring all of this through podcasts, video essays, and writing, with a new recording studio here in Berlin for in-person interviews. The first interviews are already recorded. All Models Are Wrong starts now. allmodelsarewrong.online/p/but-some…
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... but some are useful
An intro to All Models Are Wrong
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 29/09/2026
The goal isn’t just cathartic critique. It’s to figure out which models are still useful, build the best map of the territory we can, and use it to outline viable alternatives.
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 29/09/2026
AI, advanced cryptography, neurotechnology, biotech, robotics, quantum computing, financialization, personalized computing, decentralized systems, and new infrastructure are already changing how we work and live.
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 29/09/2026
My thesis is that the continued development of “frontier technologies” will increasingly bisect traditional political camps in ways that surprise us. The models we’ve grown up with to make sense of the world are increasingly failing us.
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 29/09/2026
After 7 years, The Blockchain Socialist has ended but today, its rebirth begins: All Models Are Wrong AMAW examines who controls and benefits from technological systems, and how they might be organized differently. 🧵
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 25/09/2026
THIS TUESDAY September 29th at 11 EST / 17 CET @breadcoop will be running an event with the folks at Democratic Tech Fund to discuss how we are building alternatives to the current funding landscape to support tech that… firefly.social/post/ff-14cadab3e4e3…
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THIS TUESDAY September 29th at 11 EST / 17 CET @breadcoop will be running an event with the folks at Democratic Tech Fund to discuss how we are building alternatives to the current funding landscape to support tech that is focused on the commons! Register here: https://dandelion.events/e/solidaritydemocratictech
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 25/09/2026
THIS TUESDAY September 29th at 11 EST / 17 CET @breadcoop will be running an event with the folks at Democratic Tech Fund to discuss how we are building alternatives to the current funding landscape to support tech that… firefly.social/post/ff-14cadab3e4e3…
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THIS TUESDAY September 29th at 11 EST / 17 CET @breadcoop will be running an event with the folks at Democratic Tech Fund to discuss how we are building alternatives to the current funding landscape to support tech that is focused on the commons! Register here: https://dandelion.events/e/solidaritydemocratictech
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BREAD Cooperative @breadcoop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We've proven for over 2 years that our Solidarity Funding model delivers consistent results. You've helped make this happen. We're hosting a session with the Democratic Tech Fund & Free Knowledge Institute to show how communities can fund ideas that matter. Link in our bio
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 17/09/2026
no country for tech bros @the_point_mag
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 14/09/2026
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All Models Are Wrong | Joshua Dávila | Substack
Technology is never just technology. All Models Are Wrong examines who controls and benefits from these systems and how they might be organized differently. Click to read All Models Are Wrong, by Joshua Dávila, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 14/09/2026
I'm excited to finally announce All Models Are Wrong (on @Substack)! The thesis of the show is that the continued development and introduction of “frontier technologies” will (as it has already) bisect traditional… firefly.social/post/ff-55c57f4d2068…
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 08/09/2026
some thoughts on the US attacks on Italian hacker collective Autistici / Inventati
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 07/09/2026
Thank you!🙏
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 07/09/2026
Yes the book is titled Blockchain Radicals :) I've recently ended the Blockchain socialist podcast for a rebrand coming soon but still involved in the crypto space
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 04/09/2026
@kevincarson1.bsky.social I'm curious if you ever had the chance to read the book?
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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 03/09/2026
We're proud to be an employee-owned company 🙃 No big tech or shady investors here! And that means we can stay true to our mission of supporting indie bookshops with your audiobook (and soon, ebook) purchases 💓
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DCG 201 @dcg201.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Yes. It's ok, the weird part is that it's not from leftists but from a conservative perspective begrudgingly agreeing with and trying to convince leftists to get on board. This is a much better and honest book for them and we've had way more success with @tbsocialist.bsky.social book:
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 11/08/2026
Full explanation here: theblockchainsocialist.com/this-is-… What do you think the left is still getting wrong about engaging with frontier tech? Curious where people land. (And yes I will be changing my handle soon)
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This is the end of The Blockchain Socialist - The Blockchain Socialist
After more than six years, I’m retiring The Blockchain Socialist. This isn’t the end but what I believe to be a new beginning that better fits the current moment. I started The Blockchain Socialist in 2019 as a blog, then a podcast, then a YouTube channel, then whatever else it needed to become to keep […]
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 11/08/2026
I want to argue why crypto is important from first principles and that requires a rebrand. My politics also have not changed, I just need a new outlet and a break. I'm not leaving crypto and still building @breadcoop and @gaskiller_ (and very excited with what we have in store)
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 11/08/2026
What's next: same formats like interviews, essays, video, etc. but a wider lens. I believe there are multiple frontier technologies on the horizon that have already and will cross traditional political boundaries few people are taking on.
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 11/08/2026
"Crypto" is now the most blocked word on X. Six years of scams and extraction did that. Anyone not already in the space defaults to distrust before they hear a single argument. I can't out-argue a poisoned well with a Patreon budget.
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 11/08/2026
But the tech alone was never the point. Blockchain was just the vessel for a bigger discussion around the ownership of technology. The name locked me into defending a category instead of making that argument.
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 11/08/2026
I started TBS in 2019 from my bedroom, anonymously, so my boss wouldn't ask questions. The bet was blockchains were going to matter, and the left had no real framework for engaging with them beyond dismissal and I believe this was correct and turned out true.
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 11/08/2026
Some numbers first: → 204 podcast episodes → 250k+ plays → 53 blog posts → 1 published book → Too many online arguments → 0 times I compromised Not bad for something as niche as this and without a cent from any state agency against what many people have thought.
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 11/08/2026
After 6+ years, I'm retiring The Blockchain Socialist. ⬛ 🟥 ⬛ This isn’t the end but what I believe to be a new beginning that better fits the current moment. 🧵 Why and what's coming next
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 29/07/2026
Great conversation with my friend Julio Linares on his book about Decolonizing Money and abolishing the US dollar www.wesmellgas.org/resources/0109-en
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Decolonizing Money from Behind the Bar
What would a world without the U.S. petrodollar look like, feel like, smell like? Rooted in abolitionist, anti-colonial and anarchist thinking, Julio Linares takes us from the counter of a community bar onto a journey across debt cancellation, community-owned solar currencies and the burning of dollar bills.
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VolkerMielke.eth 🦇🔊 @volkermielke.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This statement is super important and totally overlooked by most, in particular by the progressive left. “… for Varoufakis, crypto represents an opposition to cloud capital. Or at least it can be. “
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 27/07/2026
they want to debank leftsits... now what?
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 26/07/2026
AI is becoming the MEV of web search It front runs the financialized attention of web users already monetized by advertising-dominant business models of the internet
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 23/07/2026
You can also read my reflections on the interview here: theblockchainsocialist.com/five-tak…
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Five Takeaways From My Q&A With Yanis Varoufakis - The Blockchain Socialist
On June 18th, 2026 at Web3 Summit in Berlin I got to do two things I had been looking forward to for a while. The first was presentation on what I call The K-Hole Economy and the Permanent Underclass. The second was sitting down with none other than Yanis Varoufakis for a 20 minute Q&A, […]
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 23/07/2026
We dig into his concept of techno-feudalism and cloud capital, his monetary commons proposal for a transparent monetary system that could undercut private banks, and the digital wallet system he tried to build for Greece… firefly.social/post/ff-9ee73040b79b…
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 23/07/2026
🚨Yanis Varoufakis on blockchain, the digital euro and being a class traitor I spoke to @yanisvaroufakis, economist and former Greek finance minister, at @Web3summit in Berlin on June 18th, about why he thinks blockchain… firefly.social/post/ff-d59534b3068b…
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 21/07/2026
The US government is directly threatening to debank leftists. I have a book for you if you're worried about it.
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 21/07/2026
Does Roomy use AT Proto as the basis for accounts?
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 21/07/2026
Check out my series if you want to learn more about the dangers of the network state! theblockchainsocialist.com/category/pod...
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Overthrowing The Network State Archives - The Blockchain Socialist
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 21/07/2026
i know a lot of you guys aren't on twitter but i bring good news, the malaysians are VERY upset about the network school (adult summer camp for people into network states by balaji srinivasan) having israelis around and it seems like they're getting their business licence revoked
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 29/06/2026
Some reflections on speaking to @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social at @web3summit.com theblockchainsocialist.com/five-tak…
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Five Takeaways From My Q&A With Yanis Varoufakis - The Blockchain Socialist
On June 18th, 2026 at Web3 Summit in Berlin I got to do two things I had been looking forward to for a while. The first was presentation on what I call The K-Hole Economy and the Permanent Underclass. The second was sitting down with none other than Yanis Varoufakis for a 20 minute Q&A, […]
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 16/07/2026
🚨 Zero Knowledge: Solution for Digital Identity? w/ Leo Fan I talked to Leo Fan, co-founder of @cysic_xyz, about zero-knowledge proofs, how they let you prove something's true without handing over your personal data, why… firefly.social/post/ff-29575c38d08e…
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BREAD Cooperative @breadcoop.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Thanks for joining us for an eventful Berlin Blockchain Week! 🍞 @tbsocialist.bsky.social interviewed @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social on stage @ Funkhaus 🍞 Our own curated space @ Neocypherpunk Summit 🍞 Showcasing our new savings circle tool @ DappCon Photos and the full write-up linked in bio 🤗
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 09/07/2026
At @Web3Summit this past month, I gave probably what was one of the strangest presentations I've ever given. Over the past year I've been mulling over some big concepts and trying to put them all together in one coherent… firefly.social/post/ff-4ff82bafc660…
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At @Web3Summit this past month, I gave probably what was one of the strangest presentations I've ever given. Over the past year I've been mulling over some big concepts and trying to put them all together in one coherent narrative. What if all this talk about the K-shaped economy is actually just a visual representation of a collective k-hole? Yes, that kind of k-hole. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XujvC7le9Ww
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 02/07/2026
🚨AI, Empire, and the Left's Missing Voice w/ Nick Srnicek I spoke to @nsrnicek, author of Silicon Empires, about how AI is consolidating Big Tech's power. We also discuss: - how the left should be involved in AI… firefly.social/post/ff-0586eaf9446d…
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 29/06/2026
Some reflections on speaking to @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social at @web3summit.com theblockchainsocialist.com/five-tak…
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Five Takeaways From My Q&A With Yanis Varoufakis - The Blockchain Socialist
On June 18th, 2026 at Web3 Summit in Berlin I got to do two things I had been looking forward to for a while. The first was presentation on what I call The K-Hole Economy and the Permanent Underclass. The second was sitting down with none other than Yanis Varoufakis for a 20 minute Q&A, […]
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web3privacy.info @web3privacy.info · 10/06/2026
Read books. These books you could buy @ Neo-Cypherpunk Summit & support freedom cause: "The Politics of Privacy" curated by @pg.web3privacy.info "Vanishing Culture" by @internetarchive.eu "Decolonizing Money" by Julio Linares "Blockchain Radicals" by @tbsocialist.bsky.social
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Zero-knowledge Audiovisual Club @zkavclub.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
At @protocol.berlin, @ontologymachine.bsky.social and Ryan talked about live events, community weaving, and relational graphs to life. @tbsocialist.bsky.social sits down and joins to explain @breadcoop.bsky.social and why crypto keeps defaulting to financialization. youtu.be/aqPMVT_Xmso
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 11/06/2026
We dig into participatory budgeting experiments in Kitchener to the structural barriers that make setting up a cooperative 3 times harder than incorporating a business, and how the left's taboo around finance is a form of… firefly.social/post/ff-168988209e75…
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We dig into participatory budgeting experiments in Kitchener to the structural barriers that make setting up a cooperative 3 times harder than incorporating a business, and how the left's taboo around finance is a form of unilateral disarmament. Sean also looks at @breadcoop (a worker cooperative I founded) and where the real bottlenecks are for Web3 to serve collective action rather than undermine it. https://youtu.be/N25ZDP4cqfY
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 11/06/2026
🚨 Harnessing Collective Intelligence better than LLMs w/ Sean Geobey I spoke to Sean Geobey, associate professor at the University of Waterloo and Director of Groupthink Labs, about collective intelligence, cooperative… firefly.social/post/ff-8b2fbe9d5297…
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 09/06/2026
Why does the world cup need an official crypto exchange?
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 09/06/2026
Why does the world cup need an official crypto exchange?
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 29/05/2026
you guys are missing incredible things on the other app
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Joshua Dávila @allmodelsarewrong.online · 26/05/2026
🚨The Intelligence Curse w/ Evan Miyazono I spoke to @emiyazono, founder of @SafeWithAtlas, about the neglected risks of advanced AI and what it would actually take to govern it. We dig into the threats he thinks aren't… firefly.social/post/ff-a151a123e595…
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