The Olympics, and How America Pimps Out Talent To Sell You More Sh*t

This week on 51/49, James discusses the Olympics, and how America funnels its top talent into convincing you to buy more, spend more, and consume more.

Are the Olympics a showcase of human performance and spirited competition, with the goal of bringing the world closer together, or is it to convince you to spend more on your Visa card, buy a Toyota, and drink another Coke?

Are Google and Facebook platforms of communication, connection, and information, or an advertising machine disguised as technology?

What are the implications of a society that incentivizes talent to take any opportunity to sell you more stuff that you don't need?

0:00 Introduction
1:09 Olympic Sham: Run, Jump, and Sell Me A Coke
4:53 Google and Facebook, Solving the Problem of Selling You More Sh*t
7:22 Conclusion

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