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The episode opens with a discussion of the hypothetical Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg fight and whether it could become a huge pay-per-view event. The hosts compare it to major combat sports buys, talk about Zuckerberg's public year-by-year challenges and his training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and generally doubt that the fight would become more than a spectacle across social platforms. The conversation then moves through Meta's reported interest in a Twitter-like service built on ActivityPub, followed by a long discussion of Apple's Vision Pro and spatial computing. The hosts speculate about how 3D interfaces, eye tracking, and app placement in physical space could change software and productivity before shifting to the Titan submersible disaster, where they discuss the likely structural failure, the public reaction, and the ethics of joking about the tragedy. The episode ends with media recommendations: Final Fantasy 16, You Must Remember This, and Remember by Lisa Genova. Key topics Influencer boxing and Musk vs. Zuckerberg speculation: The hosts debate whether a Musk-Zuckerberg fight would draw massive pay-per-view numbers, comparing it to Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, Paul brothers fights, and other major combat-sports events. Zuckerberg's yearly challenges: Justin mentions Zuckerberg's public annual challenges, including learning Mandarin, eating only what he killed, smoking meats, and training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. ActivityPub and federated social networks: They discuss Met
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