News Trap 8.15.25 - Capital's AI & Crypto Endgame w/ Justin Rogers-Cooper (PREVIEW)

Global capital is currently putting more resources into building AI infrastructure than any other mass project in human history, with little evidence that AI can ever turn the kind of profits needed to make it all worth it. Why? Justin Rogers-Cooper brings the data and the perspective to the AI masterplan, offering some ideas about what's REALLY going on with the tech gambit, how the risk is being cleverly hidden, and why this moment foretells an economic and social crisis whose scale is unimaginable. Subscribe for a FREE 7 day trial and listen to the whole episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/news-trap-8-15-w-136575689 We also, of course, discuss 90s music. Speaking of which, here's some links to check out my new podcast, 120 MONTHS. If you can spare a moment, I'd deeply appreciate some likes/follows/5 star reviews on Apple to help game the algorithm and launch this new project in style. Thanks! Substack: https://substack.com/@120months Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/120-months-podcast/id1833028709