Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2026-10-26
Books mentioned on Crypto Scams, Dopamine Websites, Tasteful Slop & Vape Shop Energy - Rabbit Hole #6 - #1168
In this episode, we explore: The strange crypto honey traps that people are falling for. The rise of South Korea's fake shopping dopamine websites How to develop good taste in a world of slop.
Mentioned: Think on These Things by Jiddu Krishnamurti.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Think on These Things
Think on These Things by Jiddu Krishnamurti is a spiritual philosophy book that compiles the philosopher's talks with students and teachers, exploring themes of freedom, education, self-awareness, and the nature of human thought.
Recommended“Get off Twitter, social media, go read a book. Good book. I recommend it's Think on these things by Krishnamurti. It's a good book.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“It feels that Winnie the Pooh meme. Which one's the Winnie the Pooh meme? You know, where he's like with the monocle in the bottom and he's like, yeah, yeah, yeah, I have a paper round.”
Passing Zero to One
“It was then pointed out that Einstein didn't actually say that, uh, it's in zero to one Einstein didn't actually say that, but Einstein's brand is so powerful that even posthumously he's getting random quotes.”