It’s the 60th episode of Net Society and the first conversation of 2026, with just Aaron and Chris today. The episode kicks off with the recent surge in AI driven coding and why the “vibe coding” moment feels like a real inflection point as the cost of building software collapses. From there, the conversation moves into builders versus creators, how generalists may be better positioned than specialists, and why white collar work from software to law is likely to face deeper disruption than most expect. The back half widens out to wealth, taxation, trust in institutions, and what happens when legacy political and legal frameworks collide with AI systems, before closing on questions of meaning, identity, and where purpose comes from in a post productivity world.

Mentioned in the episode

Claude having its moment https://x.com/claudeai

Karpathy AI Comments https://x.com/karpathy/status/2004607146781278521?s=20

Clavicular looksmaxxer interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8qj9RNA938

Show & Hosts

Net Society: https://x.com/net__society

Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01

Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x

Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws

Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai

Production & Marketing

Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl

Social: https://x.com/v_kirra

• (00:00) - AI Coding Inflection Point
• (05:00) - Builders vs Creators
• (12:57) - Meaning, Work, and Generalists
• (25:33) - Wealth, Taxation, and Trust
• (36:12) - Influence, Aesthetics, and Power
• (44:15) - AI, Law, and Governance
• (01:09:23) - Meaning After Productivity
• (01:29:22) - Welcome & Disclaimer