In this episode, Brileigh and Matthew sit down with Robin Schmidt, also known as Supermassive. Robin is a multimedia beast, creating high quality video content formerly at The Defiant and now at Based AF. In this conversation, Robin tells us about the pitfalls of the creator economy, and how web3 is falling short. He also explains why he’s leaving the Defiant to take on his most ambitious venture yet at BasedAF where he plans to explore his interest in the metaverse somewhere between web2 and web3.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:58 Welcome

00:01:40 The meaning behind “Supermassive”

00:04:39 What is the creator economy

00:07:30 Web3 and the creator economy

00:13:33 Robin’s thoughts on solutions for monetization, and discovery for creators

00:21:51 The lack of sustainable profit models for crypto organizations

00:25:54 Why Robin is leaving the Defiant and what is BasedAF

00:33:38 Benevolent Supervillain Juicebox project for dialysis machines

00:36:40 Sudoswap and artist royalties

00:37:29 Challenging the relationship between creators & their audience and Robin’s new PFP collection

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