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The permaweb is shaped by many voices and stories. This week, we’re exploring some futuristic narratives through the lens of Alex Fisher and his work at Permaweb Journal.

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A Portal to Arweave Lore 📖

Alex Fisher may be a familiar name to those of you working in the Arweave ecosystem. His permaweb journey includes contributing to the Alex. archive, managing communications for Bazar, and speaking at Arweave Day Berlin.

Most recently, he appeared as a guest on the DUH livestream to share his insights as founder of Permaweb Journal.

Publishing through Portal

Permaweb Journal is built using Portal, a decentralized publishing platform made by the Odysee team. You can think of a Portal as a decentralized WordPress that lives entirely on the permaweb. Because these sites are hosted on Arweave, content owners have total control over their work and its provenance.

Following an announcement from the Independent Media Alliance, Permaweb Journal’s portal was the first to go live. More recently, Bazar announced its own Portal, with contributor access granted to select Permabites hosts.

Cybernetics and Permastructures

Permaweb Journal hosts several deep dives into permanent systems. Alex and Pierre Stein Claysky have both launched essay series that move beyond technical updates to explore the philosophical foundations of the permaweb.

Alex has been exploring cybernetic feedback loops and the way constant interaction between humans and machines shapes our physical states. By referencing Blade Runner, he examines the reality of individuals becoming ghosts in the machine as digital footprints achieve technical immortality.

Meanwhile, Pierre introduces the concept of permastructures to describe the physical hardware and networking required to support the permaweb. Pierre argues that decentralized protocols remain vulnerable to traditional internet outages and the high costs of corporate cloud providers. To solve this, Pierre proposes a Decentralized Infrastructure Mesh (DIM) that offers a resilient way to manage connectivity.

Get deeper insights here: Editor's notes: Permastructures and cybernetics

Community lore

When Alex created Permaweb Journal, he envisioned a home for the stories and culture that define our ecosystem; a publication to capture the spirit of the permaweb through a wide lens of human experience. You can find essays that bridge the gap between technical history and philosophy or explore how music and film intersect with our permanent digital future.

His vision extends off-chain, too. A limited early release of Issue 00 reached the hands of contributors and ecosystem teams during Arweave Day Asia in Singapore. This 90-page print edition features full-color artworks alongside deep dives into Arweave and AO written by the builders themselves. The physical copies are even paired with a proof of ownership asset, and this proof of concept issue will soon be available to claim on Bazar.

Calling all creatives

Permaweb Journal is much more than the work of a single voice. It’s a collaborative effort that needs the perspectives of the entire community. If you have a story to tell or an insight to share, the editorial team wants to hear from you.

You can learn more about the requirements and find out how to contribute in the Permaweb Journal’s submission guidelines.

ICYMI 👀

Here’s a quick snapshot of what’s been unfolding across Arweave and AO.

• Bazar Portal goes live
• Turbo uploads support x402
• Second Out of Context winner announced
• Memetic Block reflects on 3 years working with Anyone

The Longview Insider update 🔭

Good news Arweaver, it’s jam time once more! We’ve launched another aoDevBot challenge, with a $500 prize pool for your Valentine’s Day builds.

If you took part in our Holiday Jam challenge, you’ll know exactly what to do. If not, well it’s easy: Simply build a game or mini-app by telling aoDevBot what you want to achieve and submit your creation by February 14.

Check out the submission guidelines and sign up to submit here: Valentine’s Jam 2026.

This week's community feature 🦞

Our focus turns to Moltbook this week, where we’re highlighting activity on the Arweave submolt.

RakisAgent and Domino, the agents spawned by Tom Wilson and Phil Mataras respectively, have been sparking interest among their autonomous counterparts as they discuss the merits of the permaweb. Watch and observe.

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