Artificial intelligence is sold as progress, efficiency, and inevitability. But what happens when the story can’t tell the truth without collapsing on itself? This episode explores the Pinocchio Paradox of AI—a moment where claims about job loss, abundance, and automation contradict lived reality.
If AI is replacing everyone, who is still building, buying, governing, and fixing the world? We walk through history’s pattern of technological panic, the quiet rise of guardrails and oversight, and why trades and energy infrastructure are becoming anti-fragile anchors. Along the way, Christmas becomes a mirror for a consumption-addicted economy mistaking spending for security. This isn’t an anti-AI rant. It’s a reality check.
Progress doesn’t end work. It exposes truth, compresses inefficiency, and demands better humans at the controls.
In this episode, we examine how modern media quietly changed—not because ideology won, but because incentives did. When editors disappeared, algorithms took their place. Truth didn’t vanish overnight; it simply became optional.
This isn’t a hit piece and it isn’t a defense of legacy media. It’s a systems analysis of how certainty is now mass-produced faster than understanding, why half-truths outperform verification, and how commentary drifted from journalism into engagement-driven performance.
Using Candace Owens as a case study—not a villain—we explore how curiosity aesthetics, unresolved suspicion, and confidence without correction became profitable. We break down the demographic silos forming on the right, why internal fragmentation is accelerating, and how identity is being fused to information.
The goal isn’t to tell you what to think.
It’s to sharpen how you listen.
The holidays and work leave everyone scattered to find time to unpack the news of the day.
BREAKING: As the market pulls back, thousands suddenly swear they “always preferred bonds,” despite Googling “what is a bond” yesterday. Experts predict a historic spike in hindsight wisdom and selective memory across all investing platforms.
Here’s the thing: everyone has a vote in November, butthere’s a vote that matters every single day — the vote you cast with your dollars. Own the stock, own the voice.
We talk about democracy at the ballot box, but the stockmarket is a democracy too — a democracy of ownership.
The big players have the loudest voices, but if enough of usown our piece, we all have a say.
Historically, widespread ownership (like index funds) hasgiven everyday people a slice of the economy.
Did you know that just owning the S&P 500 over decadeshas outperformed most active funds?
When you buy shares, you’re not just saving — you’re stakinga claim in the future of the country.
#OwnTheDamnStock
Im just tired of people not having the same thoughts or ideas feel the need to be emotionally violent. Its an emotional reaction, and im kind of here to tell everyone about how i feel about that.
I go over this weeks emotional, what appeared to be sell off and what stocks i am currently in. It goes without saying that this is not financial advise, but rather an illustration of how i move money.
In this episode, we unpack the latest market moves from Friday and Monday and what non-advisory steps to consider next. We then dive into the U.S.-China trade tensions and the broader implications for everyone. Finally, we reflect on how society pushes kids to act like adults while letting adults get away with acting like kids—and why emotional intelligence is the missing piece.
#YOTC #YearOfTHECow #MarketDiscipline #TradeWars #USChina #MacroMoves #EnergyIsTheLimiter #AIandEnergy #WarpCoreEconomics #BridgeCrewModel #StoicCapital
Everyone says the world’s too dangerous to raise kids — but the numbers tell a different story. From ancient childbirth to modern medicine, this episode pulls back the curtain on how far we’ve come and why today is, statistically, the safest time in human history to be a parent. Fear sells, but history humbles us.
Shedeur Sanders went from a projected top NFL draft pick to third-string quarterback on the most dysfunctional franchise in sports — the Cleveland Browns. His story isn’t about talent; it’s about perception, discipline, and the cost of distraction.
In this episode, we use Shedeur as a case study for life: how you carry yourself matters as much as what you can do. From the locker room to the workplace to relationships, being received as a distraction can derail even the most gifted. Talent opens the door, but energy and discipline keep you in the room.
Funny, sharp, and unapologetic — this is a lesson in why being benched isn’t always about ability, and how to avoid “third-string energy” in your own life.
This episode unpacks the double-edged world of imposters — the ones inside your head, and the ones posing as friends around you. We’ll break down the difference between imposter syndrome and imposter friends, why both can sabotage your growth, and how to self-diagnose the signs in yourself and your circle. It’s about cutting through doubt, spotting pretenders, and protecting your confidence.
Every conflict has a core question. For Israel, it’s not borders, not settlements, not politics. It’s survival. Does Israel have the right to exist? The way you answer that question doesn’t just shape the Middle East — it shapes how you see freedom, sovereignty, and human dignity everywhere else.
I'm not writing nothing -- listen or don't. Time to go to school!
Is AI really coming for your job, or is this justanother hype cycle. AI requires compute, energy, and training pipelines. Training GPT-4 level models can use ~1,000 MWh—enough to power 90 U.S. homes for a year.
Investor sentiment drives valuations. Nvidia’s P/E >40 vs. S&P 500 avg ~20 shows hype is baked in.
Regulation: SEC disclosures require firms to report AI risks; FTC investigates deceptive AI marketing. Energy regulators flag grid strain as adoption accelerates.
My final thoughts before my break from podcasting. Hopefully we can get a YouTube channel set up, but its evident audio formatting is a challenge.
Teaching your kid about credit is like teaching them todrive—except the crashes are invisible and the seatbelt is made of dollarsigns.
Here, we’ll set the stage: why it’s crucial to give kids a head start on credit, especially when the economy is doing a cha-cha between boom and bust.
For the better part of a decade, a movement has chipped away at America’s cultural backbone—relabeling, rebranding, and erasing pieces of history in the name of “progress.” From the Washington Redskins to Aunt Jemima, icons tied to real communities and cultural roots have been stripped away, replaced with hollow slogans and corporate tokenism. In this episode, we ask: does erasing the past help us, or does it hollow out the very soul of what it means to be American?
The Opening Hand
- U.S. firms still hold the technology ace — leading-edge AIchips.
- China is short-stacked but aggressively building its ownfab capacity.
- The 15% levy is the buy-in to stay in the China gamewithout being banned outright.
**Mic-Drop Joke:** We’re not just playing poker — we’reselling the other guy the deck, the chips, and the dealer’s manual.
The Deal Nobody Saw Coming
Technicals:
Nvidia & AMD agree to give 15% of AI chip export revenue to the U.S. government.
The chips in question: Nvidia’s H20 and AMD’s MI308 — high-end AI processors restricted under earlier security rules.
Deal follows a closed-door White House meeting between Jensen Huang and President Trump.
The 401k was never designed to be your soleretirement plan—it was meant to supplement pensions, not replace them.
Median 401k balance for people in their 60s?Around $112,000.
-Companies love 401ks because they offload all responsibility onto the employee