Episode 1354

GETTR & moderation, NYT to acquire The Athletic + Axie Infinity's Jeff Zirlin on NFT gaming | E1354

Jan 6, 20221:13:46Watch on YouTube

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00:00 Jason & Molly intro the show

02:25 GETTR get a bump in downloads after Joe Rogan joins

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11:00 The darker side of community on the internet

15:54 Jason's take on decentralized social media

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20:11 The challeges of content moderation on social media

21:13 NYT reportedly buying The Athletic for $550M

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32:15 Interview - Jeff "Jiho" Zirlin from Axie Infinity

40:11 How "play to earn" games actually work

53:33 How do balance stakeholders in the in-game economy

58:05 Renting Axies and how "guilds" work

1:03:42 Buying digital land

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