{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Brett Scott | The Contradiction at the Heart of Capitalism","description":"Liberal capitalism tells us to be good and bad at the same time\u2014innovate, compete, and care. In this episode, I talk with economic anthropologist Brett Scott, author of \u201cCloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto and the War for Our Wallets\u201d, about the failure of liberal reformism, the rise of tech-fueled authoritarianism, and how the ESG illusion collapsed into the culture wars. In this episode of Liminal News, I speak with Brett Scott about what he calls \u201cthe contradiction at the heart of capitalism.\u201d We unpack how liberal capitalism\u2019s moral split\u2014between ruthless competition and moral virtue\u2014has produced both guilt and confusion across modern society. Brett traces the lineage of \u201cgood capitalism\u201d from ESG investing to tech-driven \u201ceffective altruism,\u201d and explains how the right wing and figures like Trump, Musk, and Thiel have exploited that contradiction. We dive into the symbolic death of liberalism, the collapse of reformist fantasies like \u201cstakeholder capitalism,\u201d and the rise of a new authoritarian capitalism cloaked in techno-utopian ideals. Later, Brett explores how crypto, stablecoins, and private tech empires are reshaping global power\u2014and what a truly progressive, peer-to-peer alternative might look like. \ud83d\udc49About: Brett Scott is an author, economic anthropologist, and journalist exploring the intersections of money, power, and technology. He\u2019s the author of \u201cCloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto and the War for Our Wallets\u201d and writes the Substack Altered States of Monetary Consciousness. His latest work examines the politics of cash, digital finance, and the psychological architecture of capitalism. \ud83d\udcfa YouTube: &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;\/&amp;nbsp;@brettscott&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; \ud83d\udcf0 Substack:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.asomo.co\/ ================================== Please subscribe to the LIminal News Substack Newsletter! https:\/\/substack.com\/@danielpinchbeck Please buy my books! https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mrsmtpwv Please join my online seminars and community at THE LIMINAL INSTITUTE: www.liminal.news Instagram: &amp;nbsp; @danielpinchbeck Official Website:&amp;nbsp; www.pinchbeck.io\/ #LiminalNews #BrettScott #DanielPinchbeck #Liberalism #Capitalism #Crypto #ESG #PeterThiel #ElonMusk #MarcAndreessen #TechIdeology #Authoritarianism #Fascism #Cloudmoney #Finance #AI #Politics #Utopia #Dystopia #SurveillanceCapitalism ","author_name":"LIMINAL NEWS with Daniel Pinchbeck","author_url":"http:\/\/liminalnews.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38901245\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38901245"}