Is Joe Rogan on the verge of becoming a Bitcoiner? The world’s top podcaster met podcasting pioneer Adam Curry, and the talk eventually turned to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. It was unavoidable in retrospect. Despite the fact that Andreas Antonopoulos appeared on Joe Rogan’s show a few times in the past, he appears to be naive about anything.
That is, nevertheless, totally acceptable. Rogan doesn’t need Bitcoin because he is one of the Internet’s biggest success stories. Fortunately, Adam Curry was there to assist. The new effort from the man known as the Podfather promotes the Value 4 Value paradigm and what he refers to as Podcasting 2.0. According to the plan, a new generation of podcasts will be “set up to collect Bitcoin payments in real-time over the Lightning network using compatible Podcasting 2.0 apps,” according to the plan.
Our sister site NewsBTC has addressed the Podcasting 2.0 phenomenon as part of their “Lightning Speed” series:
“You already know this, the Lightning Network allows for micropayments that are almost free. Anyone can use it, and it’s approaching mass adoption by the minute. “Not only can creators now plug into an open monetization platform with hundreds of millions of users, they can even access a new type of monetization that was never before possible.” Those new types are, “real-time payment streaming, micro-tipping, and other monetization strategies that simply aren’t possible on fiat payment rails.”
In any event, what did Joe Rogan and Adam Curry talk about in their recent interview?
Joe Rogan Discovers the Distinction Between Bitcoin and Ethereum
Adam Curry begins his Podcasting 2.0 concept by stating that many young people are “opting out” of the current system and “creating parallel networks.” That’s what the Value 4 Value model allows for: a direct-to-consumer strategy that eliminates the need for a middleman and avoids the current advertising and sponsorships model. The Lightning Network is responsible for all of this.
Adam Curry’s position as a Bitcoin maximalist makes sense. “I’m merely on the Bitcoin bandwagon because I believe my money is safer there,” he says, assuring that he is not an anti-US dollar. So, what is he up against? Curry feels that “the money system is broken.” It is costly and inefficient; it finances wars and requires armies to protect itself. Then there’s the banking system on top of it all. Another antiquated item that is causing more harm than good.
After that, it’s Joe Rogan’s turn. “I have a lot of hope for cryptocurrencies,” he says. He believes that they will either be the planet’s future or that they will go to zero. “Bitcoin and Ethereum appear to be the ones that people in the know talk about the most,” says Joe Rogan.
Adam Curry interrupts and informs him. “The difference between Bitcoin and Ethereum is that Bitcoin will only have 21 million coins.” It is unchangeable. It’s not possible to inflate it. The same cannot be said for Ethereum.”
“Oh,” Joe Rogan exclaims.
Is The Metaverse Humanity’s Future?
The Metaverse segment of the discussion begins with a revelation. Brian Cox of “Succession will commercialize an NFT.” Adam Curry is unable to provide additional information, but wow. Joe Rogan displays a Beeple item he owns and defends NFTs against Curry’s jokes. Adam believes that Non-Fungible Tokens fulfill Klaus Schwab’s ambition of “owning nothing and being happy.”
Curry doesn’t appear to enjoy NFTs, but he does give them this. “In the Silicon Valley-controlled metaverse’s ideal of the metaverse, NFTs will be extremely significant.” Then he presents some flowers to Ethereum. “The Ethereum community is constructing a more decentralized metaverse.”
Following that, Joe Rogan fantasizes about large corporations inventing private coins that function as types of shares. Curry interrupts him and informs him that Facebook attempted this, but the government refused to let it. “That isn’t the plan.” The Central Bank Digital Currency is the plan. You will have cryptocurrency. You’ll get a digital wallet. “It will come directly from the Federal Reserve,” Adam Curry said. They will then have complete control. However, Bitcoin solves this problem.
The video concludes with a description of the metaverse envisioned in Neal Stephenson’s “Snowcrash,” the transhumanist dream, and Elon’s alleged brain chip. What else did they talk about? It was a much longer chat. That isn’t in our wheelhouse. If you’re curious, you can check out Spotify.
