2025 Feels Like a Conspiracy Theory (w/ JimmyTheGiant)

In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan sits down with UK political video essayist JimmyTheGiant and Truth Collective founder Chris Ingram to unpack how billionaire networks, social media algorithms, and post-truth politics are reshaping democracy across the globe.Links mentioned:• JimmyTheGiant on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyTheGiant• The Truth Collective — https://truthcollective.global• BJJ Mental Models — https://bjjmentalmodels.com⸻👥 Featuring:Steve Kwan — @BJJMentalModelsJimmyTheGiant — @JimmyTheGiantChris Ingram — The Truth Collective⸻🧠 Topics Discussed:• How online radicalization targets young men• The billionaire networks funding global disinformation• Project 2025 and the “post-truth” political era• The rise of rent-seeking capitalism and tech feudalism• Why social isolation fuels extremism• How independent media can fight back⸻📖 Chapters:00:00 Introduction02:00 Jimmy’s journey out of the alt-right pipeline09:30 How billionaires weaponized media and politics18:00 The global export of MAGA conservatism30:00 Why fascism is resurging worldwide43:00 The tech economy, AI, and rent-seeking capitalism56:00 How misinformation thrives in the attention economy1:10:00 Rebuilding truth through independent media1:23:00 Closing thoughts and next steps