Ppl Pleasr, aka Emily Yang, is a multidisciplinary artist and founder of Shibuya, a crowdfunding platform for bold, independent filmmakers. Her anime, White Rabbit, became the first crypto project to win an Emmy.

0:27 The World is a Giant Ponzi

5:52 The Ultimate Humiliation: Unemployment

9:28 Opportunity that skyrocketed her

12:31 Can Anyone be Special?

16:42 Emily's Evolution of Self-Esteem

19:45 The Same White Rabbit Before and After an Emmy

26:29 Euphoria of Creating

28:24 Tying Your Worth to the External World

29:15 What does it mean to follow your heart?

33:16 Storytelling in an AI future

Ppl Pleasr's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pplpleasr/

WYRD Show: https://www.wyrd.show/

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