Ideas and Reality
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What happens when the news stops being news and starts behaving like marketing?
In Episode 5, Aaron is joined by Jennie Desario to trace a line from early propaganda to modern algorithmic persuasion, where outrage is profitable and "both sides" can become a product feature. Together, they unpack how privatized media ecosystems shape what we believe, what we fear, and what we ignore, especially when child safety and accountability threaten growth.
We're back earlier than expected because a recent executive order, branded as an "AI moratorium", threatens to roll back state-level child safety protections that parents and bipartisan legislators fought years to pass.
This episode asks a simple question: if the loudest narratives are engineered, what's left underneath the noise, and who are these systems actually accountable to?
(00:00) The Invisible Protest
(03:36) The Binary Machine
(10:45) Making Monsters Respectable
(13:07) Growth at All Costs
(20:05) Both Sides of the Same Coin
(28:44) When Reality Inverts
(31:12) Free Typing
(33:34) Mason's Search for Help
(40:27) The Adults in the Room
(01:02:42) Ideas vs Reality
Audio clips featured in this episode are sourced from the All-In Podcast and are included for commentary.