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On Animal Spirits 301 Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss why investing is so hard, the time between all-time highs in a …

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  1. Fred Howland
    Fred Howland says:

    I 100% do not understand Ben’s take on that inflation chart. The government paying you for your dollars is not the same as them not aggressively diluting the purchasing power of dollars by printing them at a record pace.

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  2. Steven Hake
    Steven Hake says:

    Boomers are the least fiscally responsible generation in history. $32 trillion in debt that they know only their kids and grandkids will pay off. I think US debt could very easily turn toxic so it's not gonna work. It's gonna blow up.

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  3. Finance Fan
    Finance Fan says:

    Traveling Millennial here. Here’s my take- If the last few years have shown anything it’s that tomorrow is promised to nobody. Live your best life when you can!

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  4. Edward Stanton
    Edward Stanton says:

    Maybe Boomers aren't traveling because, like Ben said, they lost half their money in 2008, sold in a panic, parked their cash for 15 years to get 1% returns, then, just as yields rose to a respectable level when they retired in 2023, they panicked again during the bank runs and now hide all their cash in a shoebox above the drop-down ceiling in the kitchen. So, Millennials, when you inherit your parents' house, before you sell it check above the ceiling panels because you might find a shoebox full of cash.

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  5. Stacey Ollis
    Stacey Ollis says:

    Drake's Cake was founded in 1896 in New York. Devil Dogs, Coffee Cakes, Ring Dings, Yodels — and Funny Bones (the best!) Sells in northeast & south — and online too.

    Hostess came out ~20 yrs later, and Little Debbies in the 60s. So Drakes is the "original"🧁

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  6. Zero11
    Zero11 says:

    Do you think the stock market can actually ever go down again – since pensions basically don't exist and everyone's retirement has been forced to be reliant on the stock market? Feels like no matter what happens, there will always be a bailout just because of that reason alone.

    Can't believe mike thinks that food service is good though lol, definitely not worth. Just buy your own groceries in bulk if you are going to cook it yourself anyway.

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  7. Ed Suh
    Ed Suh says:

    I'm with Elon and others who signed an open letter asking AI developers to 'pause' until we figure out a safer way to develop them. I've watched Sam Altman on Lex Fridman Pod and it gives me eerily similar vibe to Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook trajectory. Sam Altman is no way near similar to Zuckerberg in terms of career and grounded confidence but I feel like his understanding and awareness around the potentially harmful outcomes may give him a false security. Nobody could've predicted what social media would do to our society in a decade. I'm pretty sure no school is asking Zuckerberg for commencement speech now.

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  8. IE_Tiger
    IE_Tiger says:

    The inflation impact on USD has a more outstanding impact on lower income population who cannot "put their money to work" and take risks. You should take this much more seriously.

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