OUR SUNROOM: sunroom.so/creator/renegadepodcast In this week's episode, we dive into the evolution of scam culture amongst celebrities and influencers. We first look at the history of their most notorious scams and then explore how and why the rich and famous seem to keep scamming us. We finish with our opinions on if we think celebrities and influencers are scamming us on purpose, or if they really are just that out-of-touch. Viral news timestamps: 18:38 ByteDance debuts in the metaverse with new social app, Party Island 19:21 Rihanna & ASAP are having a baby 21:11 Joe Rogan & Spotify versus the world  27:35 H3 Steamies spark feud between some of YouTube's biggest drama channels Main topic timestamps: 38:59 Inspiration for this week's topic - TikTok exposing Billie Eilish merch competition explains why celebrity art competitions are scams 41:27 History of celebrity & influencer scams 1:10 Pipeline analysis: What is the trajectory from influencer to scam artist? 1:16 Why do celebrities & influencers keep scamming us? And do they even know what they're doing? Our publication: https://centennialbeauty.com/  Our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/centennialbeauty/?hl=en Join our closed FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3178046912258044 Resources: https://centennialbeauty.com/bytedance-metaverse-party-island/  https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/spotify-roiled-joe-rogan-backlash-confronts-complex-reality-media-gian-rcna14242  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/spotify-joe-rogan-streaming-revenue-covid-review-1235085384/#recipient_hashed=f414901f9fae674101e7ef6caa81725159fb5a2e453baef024129e6d06185d49  https://centennialbeauty.com/adam-mcintyre-rich-lux-sebastian-soto-drama-h3-steamies/  https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSegT92ex/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CQ6QsC5Qvo&ab_channel=SmokeyGlow https://www.yahoo.com/now/nfts-202525670.html  https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-worst-influencer-and-celebrity-nft-cash-grabs-of-2021  https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/beaniemaxi-nft-crypto-allegations-exposed/  https://centennialbeauty.com/influencers-promoting-cryptocurrency/  https://esports-news.co.uk/2021/07/02/save-the-kids-cryptocurrency-scandal-faze-influencers-opinion/  https://www.wired.com/story/brief-history-instagram-fitness-tea-ftc-complaint/