In the debut episode of Dekomplexity, host Tom Hoffman takes on the unexpected challenge of linking Baywatch and billionaires. How could Pamela Anderson’s raw memoir Love, Pamela connect to Douglas Rushkoff’s eye-opening exploration of tech elite doomsday prepping in Survival of the Richest? The answer reveals an unsettling yet hopeful narrative about resilience, humanity, and the dangers of techno-solutionism.

From the sun-drenched beaches of Malibu to the steel-clad bunkers of Silicon Valley, Tom unpacks how fame, activism, and the billionaire "mindset" shape our collective future. With humor, heart, and a two-word takeaway that sums it all up, this episode dares to ask: What if the key to our survival isn’t hiding behind billion-dollar walls, but learning to embrace the messy, beautiful complexity of being human?