Code TAEF Ep. 1 | Paul Scott: Echo Chambers, Texas Cannabis, Gatekeepers, AI

Archive drop of our very first Code TAEF episode. Posting it here so the full catalog lives on Rumble.

In this convo with artist and entrepreneur Paul Scott, we get real about:

- Echo chambers, authenticity, and personal responsibility on social media
Texas cannabis and hemp laws, bans, and why policy often follows money

- Gatekeepers in music, Diddy era lessons, and how distribution power shifted
- AI’s rise, what still needs a human touch, and why audiences feel the fake
- Civic engagement, nonprofits, and keeping the focus on people who need help

Chapters
0:00 Cold open
0:52 Dialogue vs echo chambers
4:10 Money reveals character
7:05 Houston move and hemp market basics
12:30 Texas bans, politics, and who actually blocks legalization
18:55 Why legalize and regulate beats black market
22:48 Federal vs local attention in politics
27:05 Clinton surplus, tariffs, and who really pays
32:20 Gatekeepers in music and the Diddy question
39:45 Social media changed exposure and saturation
44:10 AI content, authenticity, and audience intuition
50:35 Quantum talk, what matters and what we can control
54:20 Clean art vs shock art and why extremes trend
1:00:05 Country’s crossover moment and less gatekeeping
1:06:30 Civic work, funding cuts, and real world impact
1:13:20 Voting priorities and media-driven narratives
1:20:40 Left, right, and who pushes back on their own side
1:24:30 Closing and cliffhanger

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