Li Jin joins Erik Torenberg, Dan Romero, and Antonio Garcia Martinez. Li is the co-founder of Variant Fund and a prolific writer. This episode dives deep into crypto, web3, memecoins, and the attention economy thesis. They cover the direction of techno-capitalism and its impact on politics, decentralization, and the cultural differences between American and European value systems. If you're looking for an ERP platform, check out NetSuite: netsuite.com/zen - now through April 15th NetSuite is offering a one-of-a-kind flexible financing program.
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– TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Adding Ukraine to NATO (01:30) Peace in Ukraine? (05:16) On the Attention Economy (10:16) Meme Coins and Attention Valuation (14:23) Sponsor: NetSuite | Squad (17:38) Meme Coins Continued (23:51) Marxism (33:05) Exploring the Power Structure and Social Tensions (34:10) The Managerial Elite and Bourgeoisie Capitalism (36:12) Perspectives on Europe and Innovation (44:16) Crypto's Role in Society: Egalitarian or Hierarchical? (57:35) Attention Economy and Memetics (59:28) Wrap
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SPONSORS: NETSUITE | SQUAD
NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you’re looking for an ERP platform head to NetSuite: netsuite.com/zen and download your own customized KPI checklist.
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@ljin18 (Li)
@eriktorenberg (Erik)
@dwr (Dan)
@agm (Antonio)
@moz_podcast (Moment of Zen)
@TurpentineMedia
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LINKS:
Li Jin: li-jin.co/about/
Variant Fund: variant.fund/
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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Adding Ukraine to NATO
(01:30) Peace in Ukraine?
(05:16) On the Attention Economy
(10:16) Meme Coins and Attention Valuation
(14:23) Sponsor: NetSuite | Squad
(17:38) Meme Coins Continued
(23:51) Marxism
(33:05) Exploring the Power Structure and Social Tensions
(34:10) The Managerial Elite and Bourgeoisie Capitalism
(36:12) Perspectives on Europe and Innovation
(44:16) Crypto's Role in Society: Egalitarian or Hierarchical?
(57:35) Attention Economy and Memetics
(59:28) Wrap