#84 Thomas Power (The Power of Social Networks)

00:00:14 The origin story of Ecademy - the original social network for business.00:05:19 How social networks helped us get more connected but also made us more lonely at the same time. How can we find real trust and intimacy?00:12:03 How the way we 'make connections' has changed so much. Is Clubhouse a good tool to improve on that?00:16:06 What Social Media could have been? What went wrong in the last 10 years?00:28:28 What 'free energy' and 'free software and hardware' will change the marketplace.00:34:13 How a few 'bad actors' have hacked the Twitter and Facebook algorithm.00:42:53 Is loneliness a 'treatable side effect' of how we encounter our new 'social normal'?00:48:01 How our life's got easier but lonelier voluntarily. Is it all related to the changes in the Facebook algorithm in 2014?00:59:22 Why 'all the upside' of my life came from an Internet?! Would Nietzsche have been a more positive person with the Internet?01:10:52 Hear Thomas' take on the 'Fermi paradox'. Thomas Power is a serial entrepreneur and independent Board Director based in the United Kingdom. You may watch this episode on Youtube - #84 Thomas Power (The Power of Social Networks). Big Thanks to our Sponsors! ExpressVPN – Claim back your Internet privacy for less than $10 a month! Mighty Travels Premium – incredible airfare and hotel deals – so everyone can afford to fly Business Class and book 5 Star Hotels! Sign up for free! Divvy – get business credit without a personal guarantee and 21st century spend management plus earn 7x rewards on restaurants & more. Get started for free! Brex – get a business account, a credit card, spend management & convertible rewards for every dollar you spend. Plus now earn $250 just for signing up (Terms & Conditions apply).