Closing optimism and sincerity

In this week’s Better Offline, Ed Zitron is joined by journalist and astrophysicist Adam Becker to talk about introspection-free venture capital, the Pee-Wee’s Playhouse effect of LLMs, and trying to find a better future to focus on.

https://bsky.app/profile/adambecker.bsky.social 
https://www.youtube.com/@DreamingAgainstTheMachine 
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/adam-becker/more-everything-forever/9781541619593/

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