In this YouTube video titled "The Digital Artifact EXPANSION | Interview w/ Tom Lehman Founder of Ethsubscriptions | TBR #170," the founders of the Block Runner podcast interview Tom Lehman, the founder of Ethscriptions. The discussion revolves around the challenges faced by websites like Genius.com due to the monopolistic power of corporations like Google. Lehman emphasizes the need for decentralization through platforms like Ethereum to prevent excessive control by giant corporations. He also explains the concept of centralization, the benefits of NFTs, the capabilities of Ethscriptions, and the Ethscriptions Virtual Machine (EVM). Lehman emphasizes the importance of decentralized consensus and the development of a more general virtual machine. He discusses the philosophical aspect of decentralization, the cost-effectiveness of Ethscriptions compared to L2 solutions, and the compatibility of the new system with the old system. Lehman also highlights the role of indexers in Ethereum and Ethscriptions and the importance of standardized virtual machines to avoid fragmentation. Topics: First up, who is Tom Lehman and how did he get into the web3 space? Next, Tom explains the Ethscription protocol. Then, what does He think about the current inscription space? and Finally, how does Tom view the future of the crypto ecosystem? Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Follow us on: Youtube: https://bit.ly/TBlkRnnrYouTube Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord Music by OfDream - Thelema