The Economy of Nothing Podcast

Episode 213

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Episode 213 Thumbnail β€” Brace Yourself

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Back from the beach planet and straight into the hard truths.

Mr. Green breaks down the 2026 Zelda Triforce Grift β€” three rotating narratives keeping the S&P 500 alive: Space will save us, Quantum will save us, AI will save us. Same players, same money, different story every cycle. SpaceX IPO speculation, the Weyland-Yutani playbook, and why Elon Musk is just doing the Alien franchise IRL.

Then the conversation drifts into media distraction, the Foxconn and Steve Jobs hypocrisy nobody quotes, why phone addiction is quietly rewriting who you are, and why nostalgia is a product they sell you β€” not a real place you can go back to. The word you're looking for isn't nostalgia. It's melancholy. And they figured out how to bottle it.

Plus: what happened to physical comedy, why modern actors just stare at things, Zorro on Amazon, the Bugs Bunny gap in culture, and Tobey Maguire's Uncle Ben look explained.

Welcome to Griff City. Fundamentals don't matter here.

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