New Plebchain Radio Episode is live 🚗⚡️🟣
@Stirling Forge joined me to talk about building a decentralized rideshare on Nostr: Ridestr (rider) + Drivestr (driver).
Key ideas:
– local routing + fare calc on-device (less data leakage, more sanity)
– privacy-minded flows (approx location, less broadcasting by default)
– payments + trust mechanics (pickup verification, escrow-ish handshake options)
– and the killer feature: Road Flare 🔥
Think “bat-signal for your ride” where you ping your own trusted driver micro-network first, sidestepping the classic network-effects trap.


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Plebchain Radio • 149 – The Bat Signal Virus: Ridestr and Drivestr with Stirling Forge • Listen on Fountain
In this episode, Avi talks with Stirling Forge about building a decentralized rideshare alternative on Nostr, sparked by the brutal economics of dr...

