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Ryan,

I really enjoyed "Trust Me...", but, since I read it in 2017, it already felt way out of date and all your anecdotes and projections seemed to underestimate what media manipulation via viral sharing could do (e.g. swing an election). Are you tempted to do a second edition where you provide some insider knowledge to these kinds of bigger and more impactful manipulations?

Hi Bret! Patreon subscriber here--love the podcast.

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My question is about the economics of podcasting. I hear great content from both ad-supported and donation-supported podcasters--do you think either model will wither or are both sustainable? AND will the revenue model ultimately divide podcast/podcaster into separate classes of "popular" and "indie"?

How does it feel to have played such a major part in western civilization's retreat into weakness and irrelevance?