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Intentional Investor #15: Brent Donnelly

By Harper Hunt | October 15, 2024 | 1 Comment

In this episode of The Intentional Investor, host Matt Zeigler interviews Brent Donnelly, a veteran forex trader, financial writer, and mentor. Brent shares his fascinating journey from aspiring journalist to Wall Street trader, and how he eventually combined his love for writing and finance.

Cursed Knowledge #29: Allergies

By Harper Hunt | October 11, 2024 | 2 Comments

Allergies. We either have them or know some one who does. Ranging from life threatening to mildly irritating, they’re one of life’s constant annoyances. And they’re getting worse. We have more allergies now than ever before. Rusty Guinn joins Cursed Knowledge to talk about why allergies are more common, and if there’s anything we can do about it.

Manufactured Consensus

By Rusty Guinn | October 8, 2024 | 9 Comments

The more we believe the lie that social networks democratize Narrative formation, the more systematically we make ourselves part of their manufactured consensus.

No, the world doesn’t hate America

By Chris Arnade | October 7, 2024 | 6 Comments

The global mass love for the US and its culture is genuine, and isn’t being forced on people from above, but because US culture – despite all the showy glitz – is about how everyone’s story matters.

The Iranian Maginot Line

By Ben Hunt | October 7, 2024 | 0 Comments

I thought Israel was the country with the Maginot Line – in the form of the Iron Dome missile defense system – and that the Phony War would resolve into a non-Phony war if Iran were able to figure out a technologically unimagined way to flank that defensive line.

In truth, Iran was the country with the Maginot Line – in the form of proxy armies on Israel’s western and northern borders– and the Phony War has resolved into a non-Phony War as Israel figured out a technologically unimagined way to flank that defensive line.

Intentional Investor #14: Drew Dickson

By Harper Hunt | October 1, 2024 | 1 Comment

In this episode of The Intentional Investor, Matt Zeigler sits down with Drew Dickson, founder of Albert Bridge Capital. Drew shares his fascinating journey from self-proclaimed “world’s least focused student” to successful investor and writer. Drew’s journey illustrates the power of curiosity, relationships, and perseverance in building a meaningful career in finance. His story will inspire anyone looking to grow personally and professionally while navigating life’s ups and downs. This episode provides a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a seasoned investor, offering lessons applicable to both financial markets and life in general.

Generative AI is a Resurrection Machine

By Ben Hunt | October 1, 2024 | 132 Comments

Each of us has a unique story. A story that makes you you. A story that is the engine of your consciousness. A story that is your thread of life.

A story that today can be inferred from your words by generative AI and restored computationally, so that the thread of life remains uncut.

Everything is about to change.

Well, I’m Not AI (As A Strategy): WInAaaS!

By Matt Zeigler | September 30, 2024 | 0 Comments

We think it’s a human art vs. AI art problem, just like when my music friends and I thought it was an alternative vs. mainstream problem. The simple truth is, it’s a relationship-with-itself versus a relationship-with-yourself problem. 

The Contentapocalypse is Coming

By Scott Bradlee | September 30, 2024 | 6 Comments

AI is flooding our timelines with so much content that we won’t even find content very interesting anymore. It’s too much. Or, at least it will feel that way.

That’s when it will hit us; we don’t want this stuff at all. We don’t want content. We want art.

The Mr. Beast Memo is a Guide to the Gen Z Workforce

By Kyla Scanlon | September 24, 2024 | 3 Comments

“Lots of people are like nooo it’s not the phones. It’s the phones. Come on.”

No one gets the Algorithm and the way Gen Z is trapped by it better than Kyla Scanlon.