Ep28 Nobody is an Atheist at 50x Leverage
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The Net Society crew is back this week, with Derek returning, to pick up part two of Death by a Thousand Turnings (just kidding). They open with a look at crypto art’s physical renaissance in New York and the emergence of the Node Foundation as a new cultural force. From there, they unpack the growing flattening of culture, tracing the rise of beige luxury, bland logos, and the slow erasure of aesthetic diversity. The conversation shifts toward Bitcoin, exploring why it may be entering its true decade of global relevance. They revisit Meebits and remnants, reflecting on the resilience of mass appeal and cultural persistence. The second half takes a detour into AI side hustles, from ghostwritten Amazon books to OnlyFans AI personas, before zooming out to Ethereum’s quiet resurgence and a fresh wave of conviction around crypto art as a store of value. They close with a meditation on scarcity, network effects, and why the next era may be shaped by those who build through the noise.
Mentioned in the episode
Heft Gallery opening https://x.com/heft_gallery/status/1915509377290703303
Node opens gallery in Palo Alto https://x.com/nodefnd/status/1912862607964577858
Why AI company logos look like buttholes https://velvetshark.com/ai-company-logos-that-look-like-buttholes
Beige is the color of money https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/style/beige-is-the-color-of-money.html
Derek’s Squiggle Bronco https://x.com/derekedws/status/1915109593518346481
Glitch Meebit https://opensea.io/item/ethereum/0x7bd29408f11d2bfc23c34f18275bbf23bb716bc7/6863
Noper x Meebits https://x.com/MeebitsNFTs/status/1915767768516878846
Chris’s NFT Collection https://opensea.io/collection/starholder
Show & Hosts
Net Society: https://x.com/net__society
Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws
Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x
Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai
Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01
Gmoney: https://x.com/gmoneyNFT
Production & Marketing
Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl
Social: https://x.com/v_kirra
- (00:00) - Death by a Thousand Turnings: Part 2 (not really)
- (04:00) - Crypto Art’s New Physical Footprint: NYC and Node Foundation
- (12:00) - The Flattening of Culture and the Beige Economy
- (19:00) - Bitcoin’s Role in a New Decade of Risk and Wealth Preservation
- (26:00) - Revisiting Meebits, NFTs, and Cultural Mass Appeal
- (30:00) - AI Side Hustles: Amazon Ghostwriting and AI OnlyFans
- (41:00) - Ethereum’s Quiet Strength and a Crypto Art Reawakening
- (56:40) - Welcome & Disclaimer
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