What starts as a story about a man named Stinky Ronnie — the patron saint of poor decisions — turns into an existential roast of modern life. Eric and Jared spiral from e-bike crashes and vape clouds to generational therapy sessions and AI slavery math. It’s Total Recall meets Office Space, hosted by two guys who still remember Netscape, landlines, and what freedom used to smell like.

This is the Gen X gospel: we survived asbestos, dial-up, and the mall. Now we’re parenting kids on lithium batteries and pretending we’re not addicted to our devices.

TL;DR: We try to opt out, but we’re all still totally in. E-bikes crash, phones glow, and AI feeds on our memes. We cover Gen X survival skills, micro-mobility carnage, addiction as religion, mafia capitalism, and the shocking math on how many humans it takes to power a data center. (Spoiler: too many.)

Chapters

[00:00:00] E-Bikes, Trash Fires, and the Legend of Stinky Ronnie

[00:06:42] The Micro-Mobility Apocalypse

[00:12:15] Parenting on Lithium: Gen Z in the Wild

[00:18:00] Gen X: The Forgotten Survivors

[00:26:45] Boomers, Millennials, and Trophy Wars

[00:34:30] Rockers vs. Vapers: Whatever Happened to Cool?

[00:42:15] Mafia Metaphors & Donnie Brasco Economics

[00:48:10] Addiction Is the New Religion

[00:56:20] The AI Power Grid Needs You (Literally)

[01:02:45] Humans as Data Center Batteries

[01:09:33] The Matrix… But with E-Bikes

Saviors Of The Metaverse on Social Media: TikTok | YouTube | X

Eric: X | SportsEpreneur NIL Madness

Jared: X | Nu Futurist

Produced by QuietLoud Studios

Available on Apple Podcasts & Spotify

What happens when your podcast co-host accidentally becomes a rage magnet on TikTok? In this episode, Eric and Jared break down the real story behind their viral moment — and use it to expose how the algorithm manipulates engagement, context collapses instantly, and shrimp nearly destroyed a seafood empire. This is AI panic, generational confusion, media theory, and Red Lobster analysis… all in one glorious descent.

Jared went viral. TikTok got angry. Boomers got loud. Red Lobster filed Chapter 11. Everything is connected.

Chapters

[00:00:00] The Aliens Saw TikTok and Left
[00:01:15] Jared’s Punchable Face
[00:06:01] This Podcast Is a Clip Factory
[00:08:44] TikTok Chooses Violence
[00:09:53] The Boomer Misquote Scandal
[00:14:46] No Hedging = More Views
[00:18:57] Comment Section Civil War
[00:21:00] We Love Grandparents. Seriously.
[00:25:26] Cobra Kai Rage > Real Rage
[00:28:57] TikTok is Bread. Bread is Alcohol. Alcohol is Rage.
[00:35:00] Generational Hunger Games
[00:39:57] Netflix Rage Bait & Streaming Scams
[00:46:39] Wes Anderson Saves the Soul
[00:54:25] Parenting in the Outrage Machine
[01:00:00] Red Lobster’s Shrimppocalypse: A Breakdown
[01:07:00] Pharma Ads, RFK, and American TV Lies
[01:11:02] Gun Comments and Misfires
[01:17:00] Aliens Again. Circle of Life

Why Listen:

Because Jared got lit up by the algo, and now you get to hear the real story — with shrimp conspiracies, TikTok truths, and Gen X wisdom baked in. Also, air waiters.

Saviors Of The Metaverse on Social Media: TikTok | YouTube | X

Eric: X | SportsEpreneur NIL Madness

Jared: X | Nu Futurist

Produced by QuietLoud Studios

We prank-call an AI leasing bot. We rant about boomers. We put Aldi against Lidl — or however you say it. The bad AI is real, and somehow it reminds us of Charlie Sheen. Sometimes amazing, sometimes a mess, sometimes even AI admits it sucks. Kind of like the job market, which is a full-on dumpster fire.

Good luck getting hired — but hey, if you listen to this episode, your odds might go up. At the very least, you’ll laugh, or drop some eye-rolling comments, and we’ll respond like your new BFFs. And with the banter, together we'll help cure the loneliness epidemic, one pod at a time. It’s a tour through the broken job market, rising costs of…well, everything, and TikTok troll therapy.

Chapters:

[00:00:00] Aldi vs Lidl: Grocery Store Wars
[00:07:12] DoorDash Groceries & Amazon Returns
[00:10:45] 29,000 Applications for One Job
[00:18:30] Ghosting and Generational Woes
[00:25:20] Jared vs. Government & Boomers
[00:28:45] Bad AI: Meet “Hunter” the Leasing Bot
[00:35:50] Small Business vs Big Government
[00:44:18] Healthcare, Subsidies & Rising Costs
[00:50:40] No Vision for the Future
[00:57:15] TikTok Comment Section Therapy
[01:05:10] Roblox Robbery & Housing Chaos
[01:11:33] China Bots in the Comments
[01:17:05] Charlie Sheen Economics

Saviors Of The Metaverse on Social Media: TikTok | YouTube | X

Eric: X | KazSource

Jared: X | Nu Futurist

Produced by QuietLoud Studios