EPISODE 11: Costco Influencers, Neopia in Flames, and Crypto-Mirrors

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Nov 14, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 11

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Episode description

Hello friends! This week, we wander Costco with Chinese influencers flexing their institutional-size muffin hauls; we explore the strange, crumbling metaverse of Neopets; and we gaze deeply into the MLM/DAO, Mirror.xyz. It's a wild ride as usual! Thanks for listening!

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Articles mentioned in this episode:

CHINESE INFLUENCERS
https://www.vice.com/en/article/dypzny/pose-costco-influencer-photos-china

NEOPETS
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/11/03/arts/design/neopets.html?searchResultPosition=3

MIRROR.XYZ
https://www.vice.com/en/article/dypzbq/surprise-the-future-of-media-involves-a-crypto-based-popularity-contest-mirror
https://decrypt.co/83041/mirror-daos-and-the-exclusivity-problem

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