anthony: what percentage of the total dollar generating space on the internet is occupied by porn? john: well, you know, this is todd s expertise, so i ll defer to him. todd: historically the adult industry, even if it s not completely dominating the economics all the time, it is the leader of technology. it s the first with hd, it s the first to try out a new wave of 3d technology, virtual reality, augmented reality. and you see it over and over again, the latest is vr and ar. anthony: yeah. do you know the number one search term on porn websites for the seattle area? step-mom. [ laughter ] who wants to their step-mom? [ laughter ] anthony: jen mcewen and jesse adams are two nice people that have chosen the porn business as a way to make a
change. the hill has become the new weekend stomping ground of breeders from the tech companies and the locals are displeased. john criscitello, street artist that is waging a one-man war against the rent hikes that are pushing people like him out of the neighborhood. anthony: are we talking about an infestation of tech bros? is this, uh, what, 10 years ago would this be a gay neighborhood? john: it was, sort of, an enclave for artists and for queer people. anthony: and, so what s happening now? john: old, big tech corporations that have moved into the city people need some place to live so a lot of development companies bought up every corner. if they keep this sort of façade, they can build taller. so this was just this, and then they plunk this down in the center of it. anthony: ah, so they re keeping the character of the neighborhood sort of, kind of. john: they call it façadomy. i ve heard it termed, façadomy. the problem, of course, is that rents double. so w
and egg. and short rib dumplings topped with pickled shallot and scallion salad. anthony: of course i m hearing from a lot of people who are bemoaning the loss of the old seattle. uh, this invasion of outsiders. john: certainly the community is going through a lot of growing pains, and there is an element of the city here that is rebelling against the progress. especially as we talk about a company like amazon that controls massive amounts of the downtown real estate footprint now. and that s what scares a lot of people here, including myself. because i see how the trends of history change, especially in technology. that one day microsoft is hot, the next day apple is hot, now amazon is hot. they go through these cycles and they don t always live through them. and we re left with a city that is totally transformed because of it.
point is $1500. which is considerable for artists anybody. you know, that s the sort of lament now is, where are you going to go? where are you going to go? where are you going to go? anthony: right. so, all these outsiders are coming in, renting expensive apartments. what kind of businesses are opening to accommodate these new arrivals? john: well, in this neighborhood, that construction over on that side is a whole foods. anthony: oh no, that s a sign of the apocalypse. john: that is the end. anthony: that s the official indicator that the neighborhood is . john: that s it right there. [ restaurant clatter ] john cook: because of the boom and everything that s been happening, you do have that kind of have and have-nots here. and i think there is an identity