In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron breaks down how economically irrelevant AI is, and how no bailout is coming to save the Large Language Model era.

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In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron breaks down how economically irrelevant AI is, and how no bailout is coming to save the Large Language Model era.
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Better Offline is a weekly show exploring the tech industry’s influence and manipulation of society - and interrogating the growth-at-all-costs future that tech’s elite wants to build. 

Combining narrative-form storytelling, one-on-one interviews and panel-based discussions, Better Offline cuts through the buzzwords and obfuscation of the tech industry, investigating and evaluating the schemes and scams of everyone from cryptocurrency scumbags to the greediest of the venture capital elite. Tech industry veteran Ed Zitron and a dynamic coterie of guests will help listeners understand the who, how and why of how tech’s most powerful players are changing the world - for better or for worse.

Better Offline is a weekly show exploring the tech industry’s influence and manipulation of society - and interrogating the growth-at-all-costs future that tech’s elite wants to build. 
Combining narrative-form storytelling, one-on-one interviews and panel-based discussions, Better Offline cuts through the buzzwords and obfuscation of the tech industry, investigating and evaluating the schemes and scams of everyone from cryptocurrency scumbags to the greediest of the venture capital elite. Tech industry veteran Ed Zitron and a dynamic coterie of guests will help listeners understand the who, how and why of how tech’s most powerful players are changing the world - for better or for worse.

Better Offline

Better Offline is a weekly show exploring the tech industry’s influence and manipulation of society - and interrogating the growth-at-all-costs future that tech’s elite wants to build.



Combining narrative-form storytelling, one-on-one interviews and panel-based discussions, Better Offline cuts through the buzzwords and obfuscation of the tech industry, investigating and evaluating the schemes and scams of everyone from cryptocurrency scumbags to the greediest of the venture capital elite. Tech industry veteran Ed Zitron and a dynamic coterie of guests will help listeners understand the who, how and why of how tech’s most powerful players are changing the world - for better or for worse.

Better Offline is a weekly show exploring the tech industry’s influence and manipulation of society - and interrogating the growth-at-all-costs future that tech’s elite wants to build.
 
Combining narrative-form storytelling, one-on-one interviews and panel-based discussions, Better Offline cuts through the buzzwords and obfuscation of the tech industry, investigating and evaluating the schemes and scams of everyone from cryptocurrency scumbags to the greediest of the venture capital elite. Tech industry veteran Ed Zitron and a dynamic coterie of guests will help listeners understand the who, how and why of how tech’s most powerful players are changing the world - for better or for worse.

Monologue: AI Isn't Getting A Bailout

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Nathan Grayson of worker-owned games site Aftermath to talk about building an independent media outlet and the state of the game industry writ large.

Nathan Grayson: 
https://aftermath.site/author/nathan-grayson
https://bsky.app/profile/nathangrayson.bsky.social

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Nathan Grayson of worker-owned games site Aftermath to talk about building an independent media outlet and the state of the game industry writ large.
Nathan Grayson:&nbsp; <a href="https://aftermath.site/author/nathan-grayson">https://aftermath.site/author/nathan-grayson</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nathangrayson.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/nathangrayson.bsky.social</a>
Celebrate Aftermath&rsquo;s anniversary by subscribing - just $1 for your first month! <a href="https://aftermath.site/11-06-2025-01-12-00-2ndbirthdayoffer">https://aftermath.site/11-06-2025-01-12-00-2ndbirthdayoffer&nbsp;</a>
Buy Aftermath&rsquo;s &ldquo;Destroy AI&rdquo; Hoodie: <a href="https://aftermath.site/destroy-ai-aftermath-kim-hu-hoodie-shirt/">https://aftermath.site/destroy-ai-aftermath-kim-hu-hoodie-shirt/</a>
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The State of the Games Industry with Nathan Grayson

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/164eee7e-9200-4234-9791-b3a70142f0b6/transcript

In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Steve Burke of GamersNexus to talk about Valve’s new console-like Steam Machine and Vision Pro-like Steam Frame, and what this means for the future of gaming.

GamersNexus:  
Valve Steam Machine, Desktop SteamOS, Steam Frame VR, & Controller | ft. Engineering Discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWUxObt1efQ 
Valve Steam Frame Engineering Deep-Dive: Water Cooling, Thermals, Power, Acoustics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NSjvJDe6Ic
Support GamersNexus’ AI Surveillance Dystopia Series: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ai-dystopia 
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Steam Machine: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine
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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Steve Burke of GamersNexus to talk about Valve&rsquo;s new console-like Steam Machine and Vision Pro-like Steam Frame, and what this means for the future of gaming.
GamersNexus: &nbsp; Valve Steam Machine, Desktop SteamOS, Steam Frame VR, &amp; Controller | ft. Engineering Discussion: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWUxObt1efQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWUxObt1efQ&nbsp;</a> Valve Steam Frame Engineering Deep-Dive: Water Cooling, Thermals, Power, Acoustics: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NSjvJDe6Ic">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NSjvJDe6Ic</a> Support GamersNexus&rsquo; AI Surveillance Dystopia Series: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ai-dystopia&nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/gamersnexus">https://www.youtube.com/gamersnexus</a> <a href="https://gamersnexus.net/">https://gamersnexus.net/</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gamersnexus.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/gamersnexus.bsky.social</a> <a href="https://x.com/GamersNexus">https://x.com/GamersNexus</a> Steam Machine: <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine">https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine</a> Steam Frame: <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamframe">https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamframe</a>
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Is Valve Taking On Microsoft? with Steve Burke 

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/5f1a766d-6bbe-4602-b488-b3a70141ed1c/transcript

In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron thanks you for being such wonderful listeners. If you ever have a tip, reach out on ezitron.76.

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In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron thanks you for being such wonderful listeners. If you ever have a tip, reach out on ezitron.76.
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A Thanksgiving Monologue

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Monologue: AI Isn't Getting A Bailout

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