{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"I’m Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today!","title":"Everything Is a Scam. Here's the Business Model Behind It.","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/128a6a5a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3962,"description":"If you've ever stared at your bank statement wondering when you subscribed to that — and whether you actually own anything anymore — this one's for you.Episode 8 breaks down the business model behind shrinkflation, algorithmic pricing, subscription traps, and the quiet death of ownership. Chris and Des call it what it is: shittification. And they trace exactly how we got here — from the paper price tag to dynamic grocery store displays that change prices as you walk up to them.Also this week: a boycott check-in (they actually followed through), an AI update that's genuinely alarming, and a surprisingly hopeful argument that we might be at peak shittiness — which means the pendulum has to swing back.\"I'm Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today\" — group therapy disguised as cultural commentary, for people who did everything right and still feel like something's broken.Sources mentioned: More Perfect Union, Cory Doctorow's enshittification concept, Ronan Farrow's dynamic pricing investigation, Dario Amodei's AI letter====================Subscribe, watch and listen to I'm Not Even Supposed to Be Here Podcast====================🖥️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeHerePod📱 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/im-not-even-supposed-to-be-here-today/id1867373928🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3bypMpSmcoIjt4bHk0nvzz?si=18eab826d1394fd9====================Sponsored by Bearing 287 https://www.bearing287.com/====================#BeHerePod #NotEvenSupposedToBeHere #CulturalCommentary","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/YeDDZMOyrplk7z3MT1tJSpX66SB5fG_L756PcRBIGlc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNmI5/ZjgwZWVkOWIzZTU5/ZjY4ZmY0ZTNkNGY4/ZThmYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}