But did he buy it with real money? Or with crypto Monopoly money?
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Jamie speaks with former SEC enforcement attorney John Reed Stark about how the state of cryptocurrency can do more than sink a fledgling influencer’s career, it can tank a whole economy.
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Dang. At least Conover was fairly transparent about the fact that he was getting paid, and even then didn’t really “endorse” the company (“I’m not a crypto guy…”) but still pretty disappointing to see him lend any of his credibility at all to this mess.
Guess it’s up to Ed Zitron to speak the truth about this company. His latest monologue on Better Offline was about WorldCoin and their orb.
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The offer of money must’ve been mighty tempting. Pretty disappointing to hear this
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Especially since he seems like a smart enough guy to know how his followers would react. The comments on this video are overwhelmingly negative. One post I saw was the quote “you either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain,” which is depressing but seems about right for many public figures.
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A possible thing that happened, a wild guess based on totally nothing, could be the well drying up as far as money that creators make through youtube. I’ve heard consistently that the money just isn’t there any more, so its possible he took this deal to get a good payday and keep things afloat.
But again, this is not based on anything. Who knows.
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He may or may not be making much money through YouTube, his podcast, and royalties on his old show, but he’s almost certainly making a good living on his many live stand-up appearances. His website indicates that he’s been doing a ton of sold-out shows so I doubt he’s hurting for cash.
But regardless of one’s financial situation most people have some price at which they become morally flexible.
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