I've been using Urbit for a few years now and honestly find a lot of value in it. Loads of interesting people and conversations to be had in various groups. It's really confusing at first but isn't hard to get up to speed by just diving in and using the software. Regarding Curtis Yarvin being the founder - I just don't care. I use products by people I politically agree with and disagree with ALL the time. I personally don't see any monarchism or NRx stuff "baked into the system". I understand Urbit is not for everyone though and that is perfectly fine too. As with everything, I think people should make an effort to try it before coming down hard with reasons why it should be avoided.