Ep28 Nobody is an Atheist at 50x Leverage

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 episodeHeft Gallery opening https://x.com/heft_gallery/status/1915509377290703303Node opens gallery in Palo Alto https://x.com/nodefnd/status/1912862607964577858Why AI company logos look like buttholes https://velvetshark.com/ai-company-logos-that-look-like-buttholesBeige is the color of money https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/style/beige-is-the-color-of-money.htmlDerek’s Squiggle Bronco https://x.com/derekedws/status/1915109593518346481Glitch Meebit https://opensea.io/item/ethereum/0x7bd29408f11d2bfc23c34f18275bbf23bb716bc7/6863Noper x Meebits https://x.com/MeebitsNFTs/status/1915767768516878846Chris’s NFT Collection https://opensea.io/collection/starholderShow & HostsNet Society: https://x.com/net__societyDerek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedwsChris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0xPriyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesaiAaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01Production & MarketingEditor: https://x.com/0xFnklSocial: 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