Gary Vee Was Right About Social Media. Here’s What’s Next.

<p>What can history teach us about surviving the AI era?</p><p><br></p><p>Before Gary Vaynerchuk became a household name, he was running his family&#39;s wine business in New Jersey, pioneering digital marketing before most people knew what it was. From launching one of the first e-commerce wine sites in 1996 to being one of Twitter&#39;s earliest power users, he was one of the first people to prove how social media could transform a business. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Gary sits down with Rabble, CEO of Divine, to make sense of where social media has been and where AI is taking us next. They discuss why teen social media bans in countries including Australia aren’t working, the rise of interest media, and why the moral panic around AI is nothing new.</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>05:03 Gary’s Early Days on Twitter</p><p>09:13 Why Gary Saw Social Media&#39;s Potential First</p><p>10:20 How Twitter Was Built</p><p>14:36 AI and the Future of Technology</p><p>17:16 Why AI Fear Is Being Weaponized</p><p>18:24 Moral Panics: From Comic Books to AI</p><p>23:43 Humans Will Always Be Human</p><p>26:08 How Google Killed the Yellow Pages</p><p>28:21 Why Technology Always Wins in the End</p><p>30:43 Social Media Bans and Parenting</p><p>33:10 Why Australia&#39;s Social Media Ban and Parenting</p><p>36:57 How Gary Maximizes for Joy</p><p>40:37 Bringing Back Vine with Divine</p><p>41:30 Why Algorithms Are Useful</p><p>44:58 Analog and the Future</p><p><br></p><p>Show notes:</p><p>Gary Vee on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCctXZhXmG-kf3tlIXgVZUlw"><u>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCctXZhXmG-kf3tlIXgVZUlw</u></a> </p><p>VaynerMedia: <a href="https://vaynermedia.com/"><u>https://vaynermedia.com/</u></a> </p><p>VaynerX: <a href="https://vaynerx.com/"><u>https://vaynerx.com/</u></a> </p><p>VeeFriends: <a href="https://veefriends.com/"><u>https://veefriends.com/</u></a> </p><p>Gary Vaynerchuk: <a href="https://garyvaynerchuk.com/"><u>https://garyvaynerchuk.com/</u></a> </p><p><br></p><p>Follow Rabble on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/rabble.nz"><u>https://bsky.app/profile/rabble.nz</u></a> </p><p>Follow the podcast: <a href="https://episodes.fm/1824528874"><u>https://episodes.fm/1824528874</u></a> </p><p><br></p><p>This episode was executive produced by Alice Chan from Flock Marketing.</p><p><br></p><p>To learn more visit <a href="https://revolution.social/"><u>https://revolution.social/</u></a> </p>