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[#163] MYSTIC VENTURES: Brock Pierce & the Rise of Blockchain Imperialism w/ Olivier Jutel, Part One
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Dimitri and Khalid are joined by New Zealand-based academic Olivier Jutel (@OJutel) to discuss the neocolonial dark side of the cryptocurrency industry and check in on its sussest champion, former Disney child star/DEN ringleader Brock Pierce. Topics include: platform imperialism, “Founders outside the Valley”, crypto suslords descending upon New Zealand and Pacific Island nations, the eerie death of MakerDAO’s Nikolai Mushegian in Puerto Rico, similarities with the death of Autumn Radtke in 2014, the sus American discourse of Liberty vs. Tyranny permeating crypto culture, the pervasive cultural imperialism of the Internet, Pierce’s crypto colony in Puerto Rico and the Cambridge Analytica head fake, comparing the fake rebel personas of Brock and Elon, the commodity fetishism at the heart of crypto, Marc Andreessen’s suspiciously schizo appearance on Joe Rogan, eradicating the last shreds of New Deal financial regulation, the Prospera crypto autonomous zone in Honduras, and the goofy Monahan brothers invading New Zealand with Kendall Roy-ass TED Talk rap. Follow Olivier on Twitter: @OJutel
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[#163] MYSTIC VENTURES: Brock Pierce & the Rise of Blockchain Imperialism w/ Olivier Jutel, Part One
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Dimitri and Khalid are joined by New Zealand-based academic Olivier Jutel (@OJutel) to discuss the neocolonial dark side of the cryptocurrency industry and check in on its sussest champion, former Disney child star/DEN ringleader Brock Pierce. Topics include: platform imperialism, “Founders outside the Valley”, crypto suslords descending upon New Zealand and Pacific Island nations, the eerie death of MakerDAO’s Nikolai Mushegian in Puerto Rico, similarities with the death of Autumn Radtke in 2014, the sus American discourse of Liberty vs. Tyranny permeating crypto culture, the pervasive cultural imperialism of the Internet, Pierce’s crypto colony in Puerto Rico and the Cambridge Analytica head fake, comparing the fake rebel personas of Brock and Elon, the commodity fetishism at the heart of crypto, Marc Andreessen’s suspiciously schizo appearance on Joe Rogan, eradicating the last shreds of New Deal financial regulation, the Prospera crypto autonomous zone in Honduras, and the goofy Monahan brothers invading New Zealand with Kendall Roy-ass TED Talk rap. Follow Olivier on Twitter: @OJutel
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