Ben Mezrich on Web2 vs. Web3: Author Behind The Social Network, Bitcoin Billionaires, 21 | Overpriced JPEGs #56

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
3:57 Why Ben thinks we’re nearing the end of crypto winter
6:15 All Hollywood Films Will Issue NFTs One Day
7:27 How Much Does Hollywood Really Understand NFTs Today
9:56 NFTs Enable Interaction - Not Just Consumption
11:36 A Way to Own Media Again
12:54 New World Journalism and Recreating Real Life
15:43 Creating the Facebook Origin Story
17:54 Is Meme Stock Trading Here to Stay?
20:24 Why Stocks Pump
22:55 Cycles of Millennial Debt
26:55 Playing a Rigged Game
29:14 Ben's NFT project + Story
31:10 It Takes a Village (To Make an NFT Movie)
34:25 Answering the Security Question
38:00 Web3 Regulation
38:50 Screaming Into the (Interactive) Void
40:21 The Advantages of NFTs for Aspiring Artists
42:53 Engagement Options for Artists of All Types
47:21 Does Ben See Similarities in Web3 to His Past Subjects?
50:05 What is "The Story" of NFTs?
53:35 Do NFTs Need a Rebrand?
54:38 How Ben Feels About Mark Zuckerberg Today
56:50 Is Mark Zuckerberg Moral?
1:00:13 Understanding Putin and the Russian Oligarchy
1:06:55 Outro
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Resources:
Ben’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/benmezrich 

Ben’s NFT website: https://www.benmezrichnft.com/ 
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