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Modern Wisdom · October 26, 2026 · 2h 8m

Crypto Scams, Dopamine Websites, Tasteful Slop & Vape Shop Energy - Rabbit Hole #6 - #1168

George Mack, Jack Butcher, Shaan Puri

In this Rabbit Hole episode, Chris Williamson is joined by entrepreneur Jack Butcher, investor Shaan Puri, and writer George Mack for a wide-ranging conversation on internet culture, crypto scams, and the economics of attention. The trio explores bizarre crypto honey traps, South Korea's fake shopping websites engineered for dopamine, and the challenge of defining taste versus slop in an AI-flooded content landscape. They also touch on power laws, the psychology of competition, tipping generosity, and whether modern products are all built on porn or casino mechanics. It's a rapid-fire discussion full of provocative observations about technology, status, and human behavior.

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Power Laws Make Other Laws Irrelevant00:18:50
The episode discusses how power law distributions, where a tiny fraction of inputs produce most outputs, dominate many domains and render linear thinking irrelevant.
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Dopamine Websites Are Shopping Porn00:36:46
The group argues that many modern websites, particularly fake shopping platforms in South Korea, function like pornography for dopamine—designed to trigger anticipation and reward without real consumption.
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