Week of 9/15/2025 | Episode 3 |

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GM☀️Degens — “When Social Media Is a Lifeline: Bots, Creator Jobs & Discord Democracy”

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If you cut off social media, what exactly do you take away—news, community, or someone’s paycheck? We unpack how platforms shape identity and income for Gen Z, why bot farms bend the narrative, and the viral story of protesters turning Discord into a ballot box. Is “digital democracy” empowering—or easily gamed?

In this episode

• ​🤳 Social media as survival: identity, belonging, and the creator-economy paycheck.
• ​🤖 Narrative engineering: bot farms, fake engagement, and what’s “real” online.
• ​📉 “Unemployment” vs. creators: why metrics miss millions of self-employed digital workers.
• ​🗳️ Discord as a voting booth: speed, reach, legitimacy—and the risk of bot-rigging.
• ​🇺🇸 TikTok déjà vu: what platform bans mean when your livelihood lives online.
• ​🧭 After the flames: can movements root out corruption without endless “reset and rebuild” cycles?

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CreditsHosted by the GM☀️Degens crew. Intro by Marcus the Intern.Not financial advice. Entertainment & education only.