Show notes
Get all links mentioned in the episode here: https://www.neuralle.com/blog/posts/064-nostalgic-for-the-future-with-nic-hodges Skip through the episode:00:52 - Introduction03:37 - $10k pizza, bitcoin and blockchain08:10 - His background09:10 - How he got started in media12:42 - His interest in media and mechanics16:20 - Lessons learnt from parents17:43 - Brian Eno, Orbiting the Giant Hairball22:12 - Rejection of comfort and social media28:35 - Social media: the next tobacco33:11 - Regulation & liability of social media39:42 - Platforms he uses41:31 - The state and future of mass media48:10 - History of media52:48 - Blockchain and a 51% attack56:39 - How blockchain relates to media01:01:56 - Paid-for media content and distribution01:08:43 - Incentives in digital interactions01:10:45 - The future of crypto and bitcoin01:13:46 - His creative process01:16:09 - Leaders he respects/disapproves of01:21:06 - The one constant in media01:22:34 - Benjamin Franklin Biography01:25:26 - His daily routine and checklist01:27:59 - How he would spend $100 million in Media-tech\01:29:13 - Best purchase under $20001:30:25 - Most influential book01:31:32 - What seems obvious to him but not to others01:33:15 - Where he would put a billboard



