How to Stay Free in the Age of Weaponized Media with Sky King

As AI and special interests sloppify the interwebs, we need to ask ourselves: do clicks and ratings matter more than the truth?  When media is rigged, the monetary system is imploding, and tech bros are racing to turn us into the product, how do you stay truly free? If you feel like the world’s gone insane with a weaponized media system, endless distraction, and soul-sucking tech, listen up. We're exploring how to create a reality where people use technology instead of being exploited by it. Today we're here in person with my friend Sky King: podcaster, entrepreneur, artist, and the creative mind behind Sky King’s Mental Playground. Sky’s work lives right at the fault line between centralized and decentralized systems: media, money, politics, and the propaganda that quietly shapes how we think.In this special in-person episode with Sky in his studio, you'll hear:Why ratings and clicks now seem to matter more than truthWhat it takes to stay honest when the money shows upHow to harness the concept of self‑patronage by building businesses that fund your art so you never have to sell your soul to advertisers or algorithmsHow you can use Sky’s protocol of phone-free silent walks to reset your brainAnd much more...Find Sky King and his work at: Website: https://www.skykingpodcast.com/Merch: edopunk.comPodcast: skmp.supercast.comSubstack: https://skyking.substack.com/Instagram: @iamaskykingYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@skykingsmentalplaygroundX: https://x.com/consumerskyPlease take a moment to make sure you’re subscribed wherever you listen to podcasts, and to stay up-to-date, sign up for my newsletter at AbelJames.com.You can also join Substack as a free or paid member for ad-free episodes of this show, to comment on each episode, and to hit me up in the DM’s. Join at abeljames.substack.com. And if you’re feeling generous, write a quick review for the Abel James Show on Apple or Spotify. You rock.