Remote Work, Social Feeds, and the Siphon: How to Keep Value Local

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of value extraction in relation to remote work and social media, emphasizing the importance of local economies and community resilience.

In this solo riff, I unpack a big idea that’s been stuck in my head: extraction. From fiat inflation as parasitic theft to how attention-harvesting social media drains local value, I explore what gets siphoned out of our families and communities—and how we can stop it. I connect dots between Bitcoin as hard money and unit of account, circular economies, and practices like regenerative agriculture and permaculture that keep value—and many forms of capital—circulating close to home. I also question whether today’s remote “laptop jobs” and legacy platforms like Facebook and TikTok are extractive compared to place-based work that builds reputation, trust, and resilience where we live. Along the way, I touch on local‑first and community‑first thinking, servant leadership, self/compute/hosting, and second‑ and third‑order effects of AI. The throughline: insulate culture and commerce from extractive systems, redeem the land and our relationships, and build for what comes next by anchoring money, work, and attention locally. 'Corny Chat': https://cornychat.com 'Bitcoin (protocol)': https://bitcoin.org/en/ 'Bitcoin Veterans (podcast/community)': https://bitcoinveterans.org/ 'Regenerative…

People in this episode

Host: Average Bitcoin

Topics covered

• remote work
• social media
• value extraction
• Bitcoin
• local economies
• community building

Keywords

• extraction
• fiat inflation
• attention-harvesting
• circular economies
• regenerative agriculture
• permaculture
• local-first thinking
• AI effects

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Facebook, TikTok, Bitcoin, Corny Chat, Bitcoin Veterans, Regenerative agriculture, Permaculture, Circular economy

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