
About this episode
It was fun while it lasted, but it's time to move on. Paypigs is over, and The Ben and Emil show is born. All at once we are:
-changing our name
-moving out of Emil's apartment
-ditching Patreon and launching our website (www.benandemilshow.com) -- go sign up for a free month of bonus episodes! All our existing bonus episodes are up there for you to enjoy :)
-launching merch
-launching a new monthly show
As for the rest of the episode, we're talking about the Apple Vision Pro: what we think about it, its implications for society and technology. We're also covering the tech execs who testified in front of the senate judiciary committee, and META's blowout quarter.
This episode (and every episode) was masterfully edited by Dillon Moore. Check him out at https://www.dillonmoore.co and @ dillonmoore on IG
We're on instagram. @ bencahn and @ emilderosa and @ dillonmoore
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00-8:30: big news
8:30-11:50: twitter sucks
11:50-26:00: the future of computing
26:00-29:20: China, a douchebag CEO
29:20-46:40: tech execs trotted out, online shopping
46:40-59:32 META earnings, what we use social media for, Ben's social media insecurities
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