{"podcast":{"title":"The Economy of Nothing Podcast","slug":"the-economy-of-nothing-podcast-7316049","podcast_index_feed_id":7316049,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/574135/rss","website_url":"https://economyofnothing.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/4/c/4/44c4c64506ccff2716c3140a3186d450/logo_podcast.png","author":"Mike Bedont","episode_count":62,"summary":"The Economy of Nothing is a show about building something real in a world that rewards nothing. Part podcast, part experiment, part transmission from the void—this is where ideas get tested, stories get shaped, and the impossible might get made. Join us each week as we work in public and try to make meaning from the mess.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T02:18:11.399444+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economy-of-nothing-podcast-7316049"},"episode":{"title":"205 | Crypto, AI, and Other Lies We Tell Each Other","slug":"205-crypto-ai-and-other-lies-we-tell-each-other","published_at":"2026-02-10T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economy-of-nothing-podcast-7316049/205-crypto-ai-and-other-lies-we-tell-each-other","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economy-of-nothing-podcast-7316049","url":"https://economyofnothing.com/podcast/eon205","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/9f677984-74e1-4682-9e19-5e6ed7337f6a/EoN205_Ear_RAdio.mp3?dest-id=4971080","summary":"In this episode of The Economy of Nothing , things start with Skull Pirates, mystery boxes, and a completely unnecessary argument about skeleton anatomy — and somehow end up as a serious conversation about Bitcoin, AI, social media brain rot, and the quiet horror of modern life. Mike and Mr. Green break down: Why you only get to \"sell out\" once How Bitcoin turned belief into a business model Why AI, crypto, and social platforms all run on the same scam logic The illusion of wealth, power, and corporate \"personhood\" How nothing is allowed to end — including bad ideas Along the way, we meet Skulk and Sceo , argue about the Chevy Colorado, spiral into existential dread, and question whether any of this is real or just a very long cold open. This episode is chaotic, satirical, and intentionally unresolved — because that's the economy we're stuck in. 00:00 – Sellouts, Bullshit, and the Economy of Nothing 00:15 – Why Modern Trends Feel Fake 00:42 – Skeleton Lore, Scoliosis, and Naming Problems 02:08 – The JJ Abrams Mystery Box Problem 02:44 – Skull Pirates, Incompetence, and Corporate Hierarchy 04:38 – The Chevy Colorado Debate 06:01 – Welcome Back to the Economy of Nothing 06:11 – Michael Saylor, Bitcoin, and Cult Logic 07:48 – Wealth, Power, and the Illusion of Merit 14:46 – The Existential Crisis of Infinite Money 18:37 – Social Media, Status, and Fake Comparison 21:36 – Engagement, Manipulation, and Algorithmic Control 22:15 – Brainwashing, Dopamine, and the Digital Chair 22:57 – Free Will in the Attention Economy 26:49 – Why Everything Feels the Same Now 28:17 – Corporate Personhood and Legal Absurdity 29:51 – AI, Pronouns, and Selective Reality 31:44 – The Ultra-Rich and Total Disconnection 33:28 – Epstein Island and Moral Rot 35:18 – Media Futility and Cultural Decay…","meta_description":"In this episode of The Economy of Nothing , things start with Skull Pirates, mystery boxes, and a completely unnecessary argument about skeleton anatomy —…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2606,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-economy-of-nothing-podcast-7316049/episodes/205-crypto-ai-and-other-lies-we-tell-each-other/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economy-of-nothing-podcast-7316049/205-crypto-ai-and-other-lies-we-tell-each-other.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}