Wall Street Wildlife Investing Podcast E82: Is Crypto The Future Of The Internet?
In this special episode, Krzysztof takes Luke (and us) on an eye-opening journey through the revolutionary potential of blockchain technology. Forget everything you think you know about crypto - this isn't about meme coins or get-rich-quick schemes. This is about the fundamental architecture of the internet's future.
🧠 What is Crypto Really? - the shocking truth: crypto isn't just digital money, it's an entirely new form of computing that runs on software, not hardware. Think of it as a distributed computer that no single entity can control or shut down
📊 Serious Tokens vs. Casino Coins - How to distinguish between speculative meme tokens and legitimate blockchain networks that can be valued like stocks using traditional metrics (P/E ratios, cash flows, growth)
⚡ Chainlink: The Infrastructure Play - Why decentralized finance (DeFi) as inevitable and how Chainlink enables the entire ecosystem to function without traditional financial intermediaries
⚔️ Why platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and X are "broken foundations" that extract maximum value from users while giving them zero ownership. The pattern is always the same: attract users, then "turn evil" once they have monopoly power
🔓 From "Don't Be Evil" to "Can't Be Evil" - How blockchain technology mathematically prevents the centralized control that allows platforms to change rules, demonetize creators, or shut down accounts without explanation
💰 The Take Rate Revolution - Compare YouTube's 45% cut and Facebook's near 100% take rate to Ethereum's 0.06%. What happens when the middleman's massive profits get redistributed back to creators and users?
🎵 Musicians vs. Spotify: A New Hope - Why 98% of musicians can't make a living on current platforms, and how blockchain networks could code fair revenue sharing directly into the system
🎮 Gaming Gets Real - How gamers could actually own their digital assets and earn real money from their skills, rather than enriching platform owners while getting nothing in return
🛡️ Fighting the AI Dystopia - As AI threatens to create an "overlord" scenario where humans become digital slaves, blockchain offers a credible alternative to maintain human ownership and control
🔮 The 1999 Moment - Why we're at the exact same inflection point as the early internet: the technology is ready, developers are building furiously, and the political environment finally supports innovation
🌍 Ownership Revolution - The radical idea that digital ownership should mirror physical ownership. Why do we own cars, houses, and books in the real world, but own absolutely nothing in the digital spaces where we spend most of our time?
Segments:
00:00 Introduction
05:44 Remember the Internet in 1999?
10:35 Networks: The Internet's Killer App
17:16 What Is Crypto? (Not What You Think)
26:21 Corporate Networks: The Clear Villain
37:47 Tokens & Community Ownership
54:18 Fair Revenue Distribution for Creators
1:03:24 AI vs. Blockchain: Fighting Dystopia
1:11:31 Why This Matters for the Future
1:14:19 Final Thoughts & Developer Migration
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