The Economy of Nothing Podcast

Episode 210

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Episode 210 Thumbnail β€” Die Hard in an Economy

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Life's hard.
Dying is easy.

Mr. Green pitches a $17/month producer tier before the Skull Pirates Saga escalates into a crisis β€” the Captain is roaming the ship just in time for a presentation to the Dark Orbit's board of directors.

While hiding in the vents, Greeny and the Captain discuss why Hollywood is running a soup kitchen line for celebrities, churning out hollow revivals of Scrubs, Malcolm in the Middle, and every 90s show you grew up with.

Everyone's cutting corners until everything they create are round boring spheres of nothing.

They connect streaming's race to the bottom to post-COVID inflation, predatory tech, and AI getting worse on purpose β€” with Captain's Rules like "the audio's lying to you," "it's their phone," and "no free lunch."

One golden rule: don't engage in the comments.

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