In this episode of Endgame, Amanda Cassatt cuts through the AI hype to explore what happens when creation becomes free. The result isn’t less competition—it’s more noise. She unpacks a web flooded with AI content, misaligned platforms, and the rising value of curation, taste, and real skill.

From the future of digital work to the surprising role of crypto—where AI agents, stablecoins, and frictionless UX may finally unlock DeFi—this conversation dives into the paradox of abundance and why judgment matters more than ever.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

02:21 What People Get Wrong About AI Right Now

04:36 Running to Stand Still: Skills and AI

08:27 AI's Sybil Attack on Content and Platforms

12:29 The Water Line Rising: Content Overload and Curation

21:08 Finding Nutritious Content in a Sea of AI-Generated Material

25:48 New Opportunities in Content Curation and Skill Sets

26:36 AI and Crypto: Future Intersections

33:14 Quantum Computing Risks and Opportunities

36:07 The Fintechization of Crypto and Narrative Shifts

38:01 Inextricable Values in Technology

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“The scammy elements of crypto are turning people off—and that’s something we need to fix.”

In this episode of Endgame, Amanda Cassatt sits down with Yat Siu, co-founder of Animoca Brands, to unpack crypto’s evolution—from idealism to hype cycles—and what comes next.

They explore AI agents, the open metaverse, and who actually benefits as technology scales. Yat argues blockchain was built for a future of billions of AI agents—and we’re closer than we think.

The conversation also dives into creativity, education, and what it means to stay human in an increasingly automated world.

At its core, this episode asks: who owns the system—and is the future being built one worth living in?

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Most of the people running the world are not evil masterminds; they are sincere operators trapped in an “epistemic maze.”

In this episode of Endgame, Amanda Cassatt sits down with Curtis Yarvin to explore why the rules-based international order was always fragile and how elite decision-makers operate on unexamined assumptions. They unpack Yarvin’s “interchangeable baby theory,” the 20th-century belief that human outcomes are largely interchangeable, and how this flawed idea shaped policy without ever being questioned.

The conversation shifts to modern finance, where deposit insurance, bailouts, and informal guarantees create a tower of promises barely anchored in reality. From there, they tackle AI, arguing that machines could make most humans economically useless unless society redesigns work, introducing artificial constraints so humans retain meaningful roles.

This episode examines the hidden assumptions in power, money, and labor, and what happens when technology exposes the gaps in a system built on faith and untested ideas.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:25 The Fate of the Rules-Based International Order

08:47 Interchangeable Baby Theory and Its Implications

17:58 The Stability of the US Dollar and Financial Systems

29:34 AI, Technology, and the Future of Society

34:07 The Craving for Violence in Media

34:29 Artificial Difficulty in Gaming and Crafting

34:57 Labor Supply and Demand in a Changing World

36:07 The Economic Uselessness of the Majority

36:38 Cultural Reflections on Indigenous Peoples and Welfare

38:11 AI's Impact on Employment Across Professions

38:34 The Dilemma of Meaningful Work vs. Automation

39:41 Autarky and Competing Economies

40:58 The Pursuit of Meaning Over Luxury

43:01 The Role of Technology in Shaping Labor

44:58 Cultural Stagnation and AI's Influence

46:05 The Aesthetic of AI and Over-Optimization

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