{"code":"8W9YAG","name":"rabble","biography":"@rabble is a seasoned hacker, open-source enthusiast, and tech instigator who’s been building and breaking systems for decades with a focus on community, autonomy, and decentralized power. They cut their teeth in the early internet underground, helping launch Indymedia, a pioneering independent media network that gave activists a global voice, and protest.net, a hub for grassroots organizing in the pre-social-media era. As a co-founder of Odeo, rabble shaped the podcasting revolution, laying groundwork for what would become a new medium.\r\n\r\nMost famously,  @rabble was instrumental in creating Twitter, hacking together the early infrastructure that turned a simple idea into a global phenomenon—before stepping back to champion truly decentralized alternatives. Recently, they’ve poured their energy into Nostr, a minimalist, censorship-resistant protocol for social networking, and Secure Scuttlebutt, an off-grid, peer-to-peer system for resilient communication. Both projects reflect rabble’s commitment to open-source principles and a hacker’s disdain for centralized control.","submissions":["3QQLRN","WDPPRA"],"avatar_url":"https://program.why2025.org/media/avatars/Screenshot_2025-02-24_at_4.04.58PM_J58ihBG.png","answers":[]}