Propaganda, Parasitic Organizations and Cypherpunk with Sterlin Lujan

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Sterlin Lujan from Logos Sterlin Lujan entered the blockchain space through activism, viewing the state as a parasitic, illegitimate institution upheld by cultural propaganda and public schooling. Embracing cypherpunk values and high risk tolerance, he sees blockchain as a tool for productive resistance and the foundation for emerging alternatives like network states. Logos is a fully decentralized, privacy-focused, and politically neutral technology stack designed to support self-sovereign virtual territories and network states. It integrates blockchain-based protocols—Nomos for consensus, Codex for storage, and Waku for messaging—to enable the creation of borderless, trust-minimized institutions governed by voluntary communities. We spoke to Sterlin Lujan about Polis Labs and: Got into this space, because of activism A good kid in paper prison Why the system is so corrupt State is this parasitic organization Doing things that are active and productive rather than complaining Being black-pilled Government is an illegitimate institution that has the mystique of legitimacy The problem is cultural indoctrination and propaganda Public schooling is a propaganda machine Propaganda and risk tolerance Uncle Sam, the fatherland, the motherland A lot of scams in Ponzi's Cypherpunk values Proliferation of network states Having a tremendous amount of risk tolerance Governance is not solved, it's an open question Timestamps 00:00 – 09:16 : Intro If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Sterlin Lujan.