Debunking the Tech Hype Cycle with Dan Olson - Factually! - 213
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From the Metaverse to AI, tech giants continue lure us with false promises of "the next big thing." This week, Adam is joined by Dan Olson, a perceptive YouT...

This interview is 2 months old, but I haven’t seen it discussed so far and given the news about reddit’s new cryptobeaniebabies, here it goes. This is a critique of the tech hype cycle, LLMs, VR, the metaverse failure, NFTs and cryptocurrencies with a refreshing historical awareness of past attempts that failed, like second life and VR games. Adam Conover’s interviewee is Dan Olson https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7v5qq/meet-the-guy-who-went-viral-on-youtube-for-explaining-how-nfts-crypto-are-a-poverty-trap

    • Gsus4@feddit.nlOPEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      You mean Adam Conover’s interviews? Me neither, this is completely new to me too, he’s like a literate Joe Rogan and less formal Lex Friedman :)

        • Gsus4@feddit.nlOPEnglish
          31·
          1 year ago

          I didn’t know Dan, but when I heard he actually studied theology, I finally understood his meticulous understanding and debunking of the crypto delusion, NFTs and tech hypecycles in general, now I’m watching “line go up” :)

          • driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            All his videos are great. I would recommend watching them in order from “Cooking food on the internet for fun and profit” to the newest ones (can skip the one about Christmas movies, that one is not that good).