The Net Society crew is back this week, with Derek returning, to pick up part two of Death by a Thousand Turnings (just kidding). They open with a look at crypto art’s physical renaissance in New York and the emergence of the Node Foundation as a new cultural force. From there, they unpack the growing flattening of culture, tracing the rise of beige luxury, bland logos, and the slow erasure of aesthetic diversity. The conversation shifts toward Bitcoin, exploring why it may be entering its true decade of global relevance. They revisit Meebits and remnants, reflecting on the resilience of mass appeal and cultural persistence. The second half takes a detour into AI side hustles, from ghostwritten Amazon books to OnlyFans AI personas, before zooming out to Ethereum’s quiet resurgence and a fresh wave of conviction around crypto art as a store of value. They close with a meditation on scarcity, network effects, and why the next era may be shaped by those who build through the noise.

Mentioned in the episode

Heft Gallery opening https://x.com/heft_gallery/status/1915509377290703303

Node opens gallery in Palo Alto https://x.com/nodefnd/status/1912862607964577858

Why AI company logos look like buttholes https://velvetshark.com/ai-company-logos-that-look-like-buttholes

Beige is the color of money https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/style/beige-is-the-color-of-money.html

Derek’s Squiggle Bronco https://x.com/derekedws/status/1915109593518346481

Glitch Meebit https://opensea.io/item/ethereum/0x7bd29408f11d2bfc23c34f18275bbf23bb716bc7/6863

Noper x Meebits https://x.com/MeebitsNFTs/status/1915767768516878846

Chris’s NFT Collection https://opensea.io/collection/starholder

Show & Hosts

Net Society: https://x.com/net__society

Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws

Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x

Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai

Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01

Production & Marketing

Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl

Social: https://x.com/v_kirra

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