NET Society

NET Society

NET Society is unraveling the latest in digital art, crypto, AI, and tech. Join us for fresh insights and bold perspectives as we tap into wild, thought-provoking conversations. By: Derek Edwards (glitch marfa / collab+currency), Chris Furlong (starholder, LAO + Flamingo DAO), and Aaaron Wright & Priyanka Desai (Tribute Labs)

  1. 1d ago

    Ep89 The Internet of Woo Woo

    Aaron, Chris, and Pri begin with Miami real estate, New York’s enduring appeal, and whether AI could hollow out the white-collar industries that support the city. Pri then shares her developing thesis around spiritual technology, exploring how AI, longevity, space exploration, ancient philosophy, and a renewed interest in the cosmos may push people to look inward. Chris takes the idea further with digital animism, imagining a future where AI gives everyday objects distinct personalities and transforms the failed Internet of Things into the Internet of woo woo. From there, the conversation moves through mahjong, camping, Hans Moravec’s Mind Fire, transhumanism, simulation theory, and the unresolved mystery of consciousness. The crew considers what happens if money disappears, why collecting may become even more important in an age of abundance, and whether digital objects could become a new form of stored value. The episode closes with Coinbase’s awkward CryptoPunk courtship, its possible future as an acquisition target, the open-source AI debate, and why companies facing aggressive competitors need better products rather than protection. Mentioned in the episode Pri reading https://archive.org/details/petrarchlettertoposteritymusa/page/n1/mode/2up Meteorite with ingredients for life https://nypost.com/2026/07/21/science/rare-meteorite-that-hit-nj-home-carries-ingredients-for-life/ Hans Moravec predicting AI/robots https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/hans-moravec-interview.html Debt: The First 5,000 Years https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6617037-debt Show & Hosts Net Society: https://x.com/net__society Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01 Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai Producer/Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl (00:00) - Miami, New York & the AI Economy (08:12) - Spiritual Technology & the Cosmic Turn (25:05) - Digital Animism & the Internet of Woo (31:34) - Mahjong, Camping & the Slower Life (37:18) - Mind Fire, Transhumanism & Consciousness (47:40) - Money, Collecting & the Abundance Economy (56:38) - Coinbase, Open-Source AI & Product Reality (01:08:53) - Welcome & Disclaimer

  2. Jul 19

    Ep88 Mutuals are not enough

    With Aaron away, Chris, Pri, and Derek unpack Glitch’s latest release with die with the most likes, Dying Is Not Enough. Derek explains why Glitch operates without a fixed calendar or revenue targets, choosing projects artist by artist and treating its Marfa gallery as only one tool within a broader internet-native model. They explore the collection’s grief-soaked animations, poems, and extended titles, and why art about death, fear, and mourning deserves to exist beyond decorative expectations. The conversation then turns to whether one successful release can restore confidence in a stagnant NFT market and remind artists and collectors what made crypto art compelling in the first place. From there, the group examines X’s algorithm shift, the return of mutuals to the timeline, and the platform’s retreat from viral clip farming. The episode closes with conspiracy rabbit holes, a disputed Tony Hsieh will, Substack fatigue, and Chris’s case for withdrawing attention from political systems and global crises that offer no meaningful agency in return. Mentioned in the episode Dying is not enough https://www.dyingisnotenough.com/ Glitch Gallery in Marfa https://www.glitchmarfa.com/ Die With The Most Likes https://x.com/toadswiback Twitter boosting mutuals https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2076747704248758617 Zerobeta new pup https://x.com/zerobeta/status/2078128119618195953 Mystery Will of Tony Hsieh https://www.wsj.com/tech/forensics-take-center-stage-in-the-mystery-will-of-tony-hsieh-471bde33 Show & Hosts Net Society: https://x.com/net__society Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01 Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai Producer/Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl (00:00) - Derek Edwards, Glitch & die with the most likes (06:29) - Building a Gallery Without a Calendar (15:24) - Why Crypto Art Belongs on the Internet (23:06) - Grief, Poetry & Dying Is Not Enough (30:03) - Can One Drop Revive the NFT Market? (39:26) - X’s Algorithmic Rebirth (50:25) - Rabbit Holes, Attention & the Great Refusal (58:48) - Welcome & Disclaimer

  3. Jul 12

    Ep87 F*****g Robot Fingers

    The full Net Society crew is back together to confront the arrival of disturbingly dexterous robot fingers and what increasingly capable humanoid machines could mean for work, athletics, warfare, and everyday life. From there, they examine AI future scenarios involving regulation, universal basic income, recursive improvement, and the tendency for technologists to build toward decades-old science fiction. Pri then introduces her theory that mass literacy may have been a 500-year glitch, sparking a wider debate about shallow reading, the emergence of an elite “scribe class,” and whether writing will become a luxury craft in an increasingly oral and AI-mediated culture. The conversation expands into the effects of declining literacy on law, government, language, and collective memory before turning to COVID-era education, childhood independence, and the potential for AI tutors to reshape learning. The episode closes with reactions to the latest generation of frontier AI models and a look at remix culture, collapsing intellectual property boundaries, and whether AI-generated Seinfeld makeovers could somehow bring monoculture back. Mentioned in the episode Creepy robot fingers https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2075272514755059773?s=20 AI 2040 Plan A https://ai-2040.com/ People reading was actually a 500 year glitch https://pridesai.substack.com/p/people-reading-was-actually-a-500 Schoolhouse Rock! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Just_a_Bill New Grok Model 4.5 https://x.com/SpaceXAI/status/2074915721684086811 OpenAI ChatGPT 5.6 https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2075274275104399670 Meta Muse Spark 1.1 https://x.com/finkd/status/2075218444056707458 Show & Hosts Net Society: https://x.com/net__society Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01 Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai Producer/Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl (00:00) - Robot Fingers, AI Futures & UBI (12:50) - The 500-Year Literacy Glitch (23:05) - Writing, Law & Language in a Post-Literate World (35:52) - COVID, Education & Childhood Independence (45:03) - New AI Models & Recursive Improvement (50:47) - Remix Culture, IP & Monoculture (54:18) - Welcome & Disclaimer

  4. Jul 5

    Ep86 Dead Air

    The Net Society crew is back together for a holiday-weekend episode. They begin with Chris’s frustrations around Fable before examining Meta’s struggling engineering culture, copycat tendencies, and surprising progress in brain-signal decoding. From there, the conversation turns to custom models, expert investor judgment, and the growing push for AI sovereignty as enterprises question how much control they should hand to frontier labs. The crew considers whether open-source models, fine-tuning, and intelligent routing will create a more fragmented AI ecosystem where models are selected by cost, reliability, and specialization. They also ask what happened to the inventive energy of the last NFT cycle and whether better tools, cheaper blockspace, and a little AI could make crypto fun again. The episode closes with America’s 250th anniversary, Europe’s resistance to air conditioning, and an unexpectedly serious debate over whether AC belongs among humanity’s greatest inventions. Mentioned in the episode Fable 5 returns https://x.com/AnthropicAI/status/2072163884430229756 Meta Engineering Culture https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/12/metas-months-old-ai-unit-is-a-soul-crushing-gulag-say-the-engineers-stuck-inside-it/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitterNature Article decoding brain activity https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02303-2 Bridgewater and Thinking Machines https://x.com/ziv_ravid/status/2072171186620960908?s=46&t=3cJ-BS7Y1NeBdjntkS2hZQ Backseats tweet https://x.com/backseats_eth/status/2072020616400757233 AC being a hot topic https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2072411003170472359 Show & Hosts Net Society: https://x.com/net__society Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01 Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai Producer/Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl (00:00) - Fable Returns & Meta’s AI Problem (06:30) - Brain Decoding, BCIs & Meta’s Future (09:00) - Custom Models, Expert Judgment & AI Sovereignty (18:53) - Bringing Fun Back to NFTs (23:34) - Model Evals, Routing & AI’s Commodity Layer (30:44) - Open Source Models & the AI Frontier (36:37) - America at 250 & the Great Air-Conditioning Debate (45:33) - Welcome & Disclaimer

  5. Jun 28

    Ep85 NTFs from Space

    Special guest Jared Poz of 8NAP ART joins Aaron and Pri for a wide-ranging conversation about where digital culture, crypto, and emerging technology are heading next. They begin with Jared’s long-term outlook on NFT art, exploring smaller generative art collections, algorithmic outliers, and why larger sets can produce unexpected cultural icons. From there, the group dives into the resurgence of trading cards and tokenized collectibles, unpacking blind packs, collector psychology, physical redemption, and the growing role of blockchain-based receipts for real-world assets. They zoom out to consider whether crypto is entering a more mature era defined by utility, clearer regulation, digital provenance, and trusted custodians. The conversation then turns to AI agents, open systems, healthcare research, robotics, and the rapid convergence of several major technology curves. The episode closes by looking toward the next frontier, asking how art, collectibles, and NFTs might evolve as humanity moves further into space. Mentioned in the episode Special guest Jared Poz https://x.com/jared_poz Dean Eigenmann - Crypto's Graham Moment https://x.com/DeanEigenmann/status/2069052614939906362 Softbank SGM Deck https://group.softbank/media/Project/sbg/sbg/pdf/ir/investors/shareholders/2026/shareholders-meeting_46_05_en.pdf Jeff Koons Moon Phases https://jeffkoonsmoonphases.com/ Show & Hosts Net Society: https://x.com/net__society Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01 Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai Producer/Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl

  6. Jun 22

    Ep84 Units of Taste

    The Net Society crew dives into Midjourney’s unexpected move from AI image generation to medical imaging, exploring its underwater full-body scanner and what the company’s unconventional path says about founder freedom, bootstrapping, and technological ambition. From there, they examine how better measurement, massive datasets, and preventative healthcare could transform longevity, before imagining a future of AI mattresses, intelligent objects, and sensor-filled environments. The conversation turns to growing resistance against AI doom narratives and the complicated conflict surrounding Anthropic, model safety, corporate incentives, and government oversight. They also unpack Kanye’s appearance at Art Basel, the state of digital art at major institutions, and the potential for autonomous AI art systems. The episode closes with a debate over whether machines can manufacture taste, predict cultural trends, and forecast a future shaped by rapidly advancing AI and space technology. Mentioned in the episode Midjourney medical https://x.com/midjourney/status/2067421950314688759 Fable 5 shut down https://x.com/AnthropicAI/status/2065597531644743999 Eli showing Kanye William Mapan at Art Basel https://x.com/nullinger/status/2066944333714997753 William Mapan sale https://x.com/RogerDickerman/status/2067222189674275201 Taste labs https://x.com/taste_ai_ AI 2027 https://ai-2027.com/ Show & Hosts Net Society: https://x.com/net__society Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01 Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai Producer/Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl (00:00) - Midjourney Medical & the Freedom to Build (08:12) - Measurement, Data & Preventative Healthcare (15:48) - AI Wealth, Longevity & the Health Tech Boom (20:04) - AI Mattresses, Intelligent Objects & the IoT Revival (26:22) - AI Doom, Anthropic & the Battle Over Safety (37:57) - Kanye, Art Basel & Autonomous AI Art (45:21) - Can AI Manufacture Taste? (57:24) - Welcome & Disclaimer

  7. Jun 15

    Ep83 Tub Based Technology

    The Net Society crew welcomes collector and digital art advocate Redbeard for a wide-ranging conversation about where crypto art goes next. They begin with the upcoming Basel exhibition and the challenge of building a genuine art movement without losing the strange, internet-native culture that made the space compelling. From there, the group examines the need for more collectors, contributors, artist residencies, and other forms of patronage beyond simply buying work. The conversation turns to the parallel AI art ecosystem, asking whether AI art and crypto art will converge or remain distinct movements shaped by different ideas of process, permanence, and ownership. Redbeard then responds to recent debates around innovation, gatekeeping, and the supposed collector cabal, arguing that structural problems are real but experimentation and opportunity remain. The crew explores accessible pricing, community building, artistic quality, and why some artists are better equipped than others to develop sustainable careers. They close by calling for digital art to stop chasing institutional approval, rediscover its disruptive energy, and embrace the cultural transformation being driven by AI, robotics, and a new generation of creators. Mentioned in the episode Special guest Redbeard https://x.com/redbeardnft Art Basel https://x.com/ArtBasel Aire bathshttps://beaire.com/en/aire-ancient-baths-newyork# Show & Hosts Net Society: https://x.com/net__society Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01 Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai Producer/Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl (00:00) - Redbeard, Basel & Building an Art Movement (07:11) - Supporting Artists Beyond Collecting (11:16) - AI Art, Crypto Art & Competing Ontologies (25:55) - Criticism, Innovation & the Collector Cabal (36:14) - Patronage, Pricing & Creative Infrastructure (49:50) - Artistic Success, Community & Distribution (57:10) - Institutions, Disruption & a New Renaissance (01:07:10) - Welcome & Disclaimer

  8. Jun 8

    Ep82 Congrats Cassandra

    The Net Society crew is back together for a wide-ranging conversation on crypto, AI, art, and the strange timing problems shaping the current market. They begin with the disconnect between crypto prices and onchain growth, weighing durable signals like stablecoins, RWAs, ETH activity, and agent standards against leverage, volatility, and renewed concerns around Zcash. From there, the episode turns into a deeper debate about AI fast takeoff, IPO narratives, model costs, market bubbles, and whether rapid technological progress can still create near-term economic dislocation. The crew then shifts into digital art, asking whether the next wave of creative energy is moving away from traditional NFT markets and into AI-driven artistic production. They close by exploring the coming wealth effects of AI IPOs, the future of philanthropy, the millennial midlife crisis, personalized media, community, and whether AI should be shaped by sovereign wealth funds, taxes, or broader industrial policy. Mentioned in the episode AI is moving fast https://x.com/AnthropicAI/status/2062568862479208923 Third wave of American philanthropy https://nanransohoff.substack.com/p/the-third-wave-of-american-philanthropy Gmoney and Hunter Biden? https://x.com/gmoneyNFT/status/2062888418229596409?s=20 Show & Hosts Net Society: https://x.com/net__society Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01 Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai Production Producer/Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl (00:00) - Crypto Drawdown vs Onchain Growth (05:37) - Zcash, Product Design & Verification (07:37) - AI Fast Takeoff, IPOs & Market Timing (30:11) - Digital Art, AI Creativity & NFTs (37:22) - AI Wealth, Philanthropy & Millennial Midlife (47:08) - Personal Media, Community & Life Stages (52:21) - AI Industrial Policy, Taxes & Tech Optimism (59:44) - Welcome & Disclaimer

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NET Society is unraveling the latest in digital art, crypto, AI, and tech. Join us for fresh insights and bold perspectives as we tap into wild, thought-provoking conversations. By: Derek Edwards (glitch marfa / collab+currency), Chris Furlong (starholder, LAO + Flamingo DAO), and Aaaron Wright & Priyanka Desai (Tribute Labs)

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  • Creator
    NET Society
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    89
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © NET Society
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