From techno-capitalism to gooning, the crew unpacks the contradictions of a world caught between overproduction and isolation. Aaron, Chris, and Pri trace the threads from Bill Ackman discourse to exo-capitalism, exploring how prediction, automation, and financial nihilism reshape the human condition. It’s Halloween, Bitcoin’s birthday, and the trenches are thinning, but the ideas keep multiplying.
Mentioned in the episode
Bill Ackman https://x.com/BillAckman
Prediction and postmodernism https://a16z.com/prediction-the-successor-to-postmodernism/
Exocapitalism https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240662971-exocapitalism
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30200112-secondhand-time
The Good Squad https://harpers.org/archive/2025/11/the-goon-squad-daniel-kolitz-porn-masturbation-loneliness/
Farcaster pivot to tokens https://x.com/tednotlasso/status/1982810870716498396
Show & Hosts
Net Society: https://x.com/net__society
Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01
Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x
Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws
Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai
Production & Marketing
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