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Steph unpacks a concept that came to her mid-launch: the balance between data and delusion. Data keeps us honest and pulls emotion out of our decisions. Ot's critical, and Steph is the first to insist you know your numbers. But there's a sneaky trap where a smart, anxious brain starts weaponizing the data mid-launch, cherry-picking the numbers to build a case for why it's all falling apart.This episode is about learning which mode to be in, and when. Prepare with data. Review with data. But once you've jumped out of the plane, you might as well believe the parachute will open.✨ Sold Out Group Programs

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Waardeer je onze video's? Steun dan Café Weltschmerz, het podium voor het vrije woord: https://www.cafeweltschmerz.nl/doneren/Uit naam van 'de' wetenschap is mensen een destructief, vals wereld- en mensbeeld opgelegd alsof we niets dan zielloze materie zijn, en nog slecht voor de Planeet ook. Daarnaast is moderne wetenschap vaak een instrument om uitdijende Staatsmacht te legitimeren en omzetten voor multinationals als Big Pharma, het Klimaat Industrieel Complex en Big Data. De meeste wetenschappers zijn kortom oplichters en zwetskousen die de samenleving tot last zijn. 'Waarheid' en 'Wetenschap' zijn twee totaal verschillende dingen.Boeken van de week:David Berlinski (2008) The Devil's Delusion, Atheism and it's scientific pretensions, Crown ForumRupert Sheldrake (2013) The Science Delusion, Freeing the spirit of enquiry, CoronetBestel je StrijdT-bier en Rypke's hoofdwerk Liever dood dan Slaaf:https://www.lieverdooddanslaaf.comKijk Rypke wekelijks op Interessante Tijden TVhttps://www.youtube.com/@interessantetijden---Deze video is geproduceerd door Café Weltschmerz. Café Weltschmerz gelooft in de kracht van het gesprek en zendt interviews uit over actuele maatschappelijke thema's. Wij bieden een hoogwaardig alternatief voor de mainstream media. Café Weltschmerz is onafhankelijk en niet verbonden aan politieke, religieuze of commerciële partijen.Wil je meer video's bekijken en op de hoogte blijven via onze nieuwsbrief? Ga dan naar: https://www.cafeweltschmerz.nl/videos/Wil je op de hoogte worden gebracht van onze nieuwe video's? Klik dan op deze link: https://bit.ly/3XweTO0

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Narcissists don't see reality the way you do. Their grandiose sense of self can twist into a delusion so deep it starts to resemble psychosis — distorting truth, denying facts, and rewriting events to protect their fragile ego. In this video, you'll learn how covert narcissism fuels this disconnection from reality, why they truly believe their own lies, and how to recognize when a narcissist's delusion has crossed a line you need to take seriously. If you're trying to understand the mind of a narcissist and protect your own sense of reality in the process, this breakdown will give you the clarity you need.#narcissism #narcissisticdelusions #crazyhttps://youtu.be/eBAvqDIzz7c

Imagine being twenty-three, living in Shanghai, and deciding you want a column in the city's major newspaper—despite having zero journalism experience and absolutely no portfolio. That is exactly the kind of "audacious delusion" Sophie Main brought to the table when she showed up at their corporate offices week after week until they finally handed her a column just to stop her from coming back!In this incredibly refreshing, funny, and deeply honest episode, the strategist, public speaking coach, and author of the groundbreaking book Beyond Palatable sits down with Michelle to dismantle the polished social media lies of "overnight success" and "six-figure passive income". Sophie shares her raw journey from navigating a cutthroat journalism industry—where she faced the trauma of doing "death knocks" on grieving families—to running a highly successful, multi-six-figure business. She reveals how she recently landed an incredible publishing deal simply by having the courage to put her scrappy, half-formed ideas out into the world before she felt ready, all while running her company and "3D-printing a human being"!If you are tired of buying endless courses, outsourcing your self-worth, and waiting for the "perfect" time to start, this episode is your ultimate sign to take messy action and flex your courage muscle!✨ IN THIS EPISODE:00:00 – Introduction: Meeting Sophie, strategist, speaking coach, and author of Beyond Palatable.01:19 – Courage Before Confidence: Why waiting until you feel "ready" is a trap, and how putting scrappy ideas out there builds real momentum.03:18 – Audacity, Tenacity, & Delusion: How Sophie got a journalism column in Shanghai at age 23 with zero portfolio.11:17 – The Reality of Journalism: Why Sophie left a cutthroat local news industry after being trained to do "death knocks".14:34 – The Validation Trap: How marketing mechanisms and online content creators manufacture problems to sell you "fixes" you don't need.34:48 – The VAT Reality Check: Why viral posts rarely bring clients and how to easily spot fakers online.37:01 – Indigestion vs. Starvation: Why modern businesses actually fail due to overwhelm and "too much advice" rather than a lack of ideas.50:43 – Unpicking the "Superwoman" Ego: Navigating matrescence, identity shifts, and the transition into motherhood.59:05 – The "Big Stick" Illusion: Reclaiming real human connection and shifting your focus from online metrics to daily presence.1:02:01 – The Ultimate Dare: Auditing your "sorries" and refusing to outsource your worth to strangers.

The impact of screens on learning is great, and not always in a good way. The state plans to highlight the risks for screens in school, how technology impacts learning, what this means for kids and families, and what steps the legislators are taking to get screens out of the classroom. We spoke more about this with State Representative Jen Leeper of Fairfield who is also the Co-chair of the state's Education Committee.To attend the August 12th webinar: Webinar Registration - Zoom

In this episode, I emphasize the importance of self-love and setting boundaries to protect one's energy and focus on building an empire. They highlight the need to let go of anger, embrace change, and prioritize hope and self-loyalty. The author also stresses the significance of protecting one's psychological safety and maintaining a grounded, undisturbed state amidst external noise. #PodcastEpisode #DigitalSecurity #CyberResilience #MindsetShift #MorningRitual #FounderLife #TacticalResilience #Section31 #BusinessMindset #SelfCareIsDefense #CyberSecurityTips #WomenInBusiness #PodcastLife #ProactiveNotReactive #FromLossToVictory I am coming off the high of getting all my money back from a $ 7,000 bait-and-switch. An ad scam of epic proportions. But I  got all my scratch back. It was a hassle, but it was also a learning experience, and I'm grateful I came out on the other end. But this particular part of the podcast is a segment that I've been doing for a while now: scams. And this is a continuation of last week. The Golden Age of the Grift Part 2. Scam-baiting.  The Delusion & Real The ultimate masterclass in reality TV projection.

If business feels especially hard for you right now, it's time to turn this attitude upside down and inside out.In this episode, I draw on Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way, as well as 18 years in self-employment, with a hefty dose of unhinged dose of perimenopause-fuelled candour, to offer you something far better than toxic positivity: hard fun. You'll hear:How to turn "it'll get easier" into what's actually trueA gloriously honest list of what is genuinely hard about self-employment, from having your prices negotiated by strangers, to being shut out of rooms where decisions are being made, to psyching yourself up every single morning to believe this whole thing is a great ideaThe compounding long-term payoffs of staying in business that nobody talks aboutForget consistency, instead we examine why agility of mind is the key thing that keeps you in thriving, profitable business for years to come.If business feels hard right now, this episode reframes what that actually means. Your deposit hasn't yet reached maturity, that's all. Keep going.

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To support the ministry of Celebration Church please click here: https://subsplash.com/celebrationchurchtn/giveSubscribe to receive our latest content: https://tr.ee/2b6XuDKlaS...FOLLOW US►► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rwmccollum/►► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rwmccollum/►► Twitter: https://twitter.com/rwmccollum#celebrationchurchnashville #online #jesus #celebrationchurch #church #onlinechurch #sermon #nashville....And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—was thrown down to the earth...Revelation 12:9Much of America has descended into delusion, firmly held false beliefs that are maintained despite overwhelming evidence or logic proving them otherwise. This delusion is not accidental—it is a manufactured form of brainwashing. But do we discern it?"Mass delusion is humanity's greatest threat, capable of transforming liberal democracies into autocratic dystopias."Buck SextonWe hope you enjoy our teaching on “Discerning the Devil's Devices”: “Manufacturing Delusion”

More information does not always create a better decision. Sometimes, it only delays the move that needs to be made. In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down why excessive analysis can paralyze entrepreneurs and why execution is the fastest way to uncover what the market actually wants. Spreadsheets can help you prepare. They cannot guarantee success. The only way to collect real data is to launch the offer, observe customer behavior, and adjust based on what actually happens. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why historical data cannot eliminate the uncertainty of entrepreneurship• How overanalyzing destroys speed and momentum• Why paying customers provide more valuable feedback than hypothetical research• How rapid execution and iteration create a competitive advantage The truth is simple: You cannot perfect a product while keeping it hidden from the market. Launch the first version. Collect real feedback. Fix what is broken. Improve what is working. You cannot steer a parked car. Execution generates the data you need to move forward. Your Network is your NETWORTH! Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQLinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024 Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you: www.CashSwipe.com FREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gbag Nation examines SEC Media Days, specifically Nick Saban's semi-Gator status and Ryan Silverfield defending his personal aura. Guest Joey Erickson analyzes Jason Robertson's new deal with the Dallas Stars and the team's challenging offseason. Discussions also cover Joel Klatt's All-21st Century college football roster and Jake Paul's aspirations to play in the NFL. 01:53 - College Football Rivalries 06:15 - Saban's Florida Comments 09:24 - Ryan Silverfield's Aura 12:53 - Jake Paul NFL Dreams 17:24 - Jason Robertson's Contract 23:52 - Stars Offseason Grade 31:22 - All-21st Century Team 35:31 - SEC Media Day Coverage

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Most nonprofit leaders play it too safe. In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on why a little “healthy delusion” might be the missing ingredient in your fundraising and leadership success. You'll learn why being overly realistic can quietly cap your revenue potential, and how the right dose of ambitious, slightly unreasonable belief in your vision can get you into rooms, conversations, and opportunities you didn't think were possible. This isn't about ignoring reality. It's about expanding it.Topics:Defining “healthy delusion”: What it means and why it works for nonprofit leadersBreaking free from playing small: How being “too realistic” keeps you in the same lane year after yearWhy wait for evidence before acting slows your growthReal client wins sparked by leaning into healthy delusionHow to test bigger asks, expand your network, and approach opportunities without self-disqualifyingThis is part two of a two-part mindset series we're re-releasing. For a full list of links and resources mentioned in this episode, click here.Bloomerang is the complete donor, volunteer, and fundraising management solution that helps thousands of nonprofits deliver a better giving experience and create sustainable, thriving organizations. Combining robust, easy-to-use technology with people-powered support and training, Bloomerang empowers nonprofits to work efficiently, improve supporter relationships, and grow their donor and volunteer bases. Learn more here. If you've listened to the show and found it valuable, would you leave a review?It helps more nonprofit leaders find the podcast, and I read every one.Thank you for being here for episode 200 and beyond.Resources:Easy Emails For Impact™: The $5K+ Fundraising Campaign SystemPurpose & Profit Club® Fundraising + Marketing Accelerator   The SPRINT Method™: Your shortcut to 10K fundraisers Instagram, LinkedIn, website , weekly newsletter  [FREE] The Brave Fundraiser's Guide: Stop getting ignored. Start raising more. May contain affiliate links

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Michael speaks with neuroscientist and educator Dr. Jared Horvath about his provocative book, "The Digital Delusion:How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids' Learning–and How to Help Them Thrive Again." Drawing on cognitive science and classroom data, Horvath argues that the widespread use of laptops, tablets, and other digital devices in schools is harming students' ability to learn, remember, and think critically. They explore why reading on paper still matters, the decline in cognitive performance among younger generations, and whether it's time to put the screens away and bring pencils back to the classroom. Original air date 16 July 2026. Book Publish Date 18 August 2026. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What happens when you stop treating failure as something to avoid and start treating it as just information? This week on Superwomen, I sit down with Lucy Guo, founder of Passes and one of the world's youngest self-made billionaires, to unpack the mindset that has shaped every company she's built. Together they explore why confidence often looks like delusion, why happiness can become a competitive advantage, and what Lucy had to become to build companies in one of the toughest industries in the world. This isn't a conversation about startup tactics. It's about the identity required to keep betting on yourself when almost everyone else would quit. Episode Guide: (00:00) Meet Lucy Guo, founder, investor, and tech disruptor (02:22) The leadership lesson every founder learns too late (06:38) How AI is creating the next generation of entrepreneurs (10:32) Why great leaders need unfiltered feedback (12:14) Building trust and transparency inside your company (17:48) The reality of fundraising as a woman founder (20:58) You have to be delusional to start a company (23:09) Why is Lucy Guo so happy? (27:17) Knowing when to persevere and when to pivot (32:44) Advice for building a powerful network early Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[X] SB – MSNOW Nicole Wallace on not covering Trump…[X] SB – Jim Acosta gives a responseComing out of covid.Meaner and nastier? Less sensitive. Fights on the planes. Pent up aggression and hostilityThe media keeps trying to convince America that Iran is somehow winning.Really?Iran could launch a paper airplane painted camouflage green...CNN would interrupt programming."Military analysts are concerned..."MSNBC would bring on eight professors to explain the symbolic significance of folded notebook paper.The New York Times headline would read..."Experts Warn Origami May Shift Regional Balance of Power."Meanwhile the paper airplane lands in a goat pasture.The goat isn't impressed.The media still gives Iran style points.And have you noticed something else?Where are all the anti-war Democrats?Where are the celebrities?Where's Hollywood recording another version of "Give Peace a Chance" while standing safely behind armed security?Remember the first time Trump hit Iran?You would've thought he'd personally challenged every yoga instructor in Santa Monica to a cage match.The Left screamed..."World War III!""He's reckless!""He's unstable!""This is the end of diplomacy!"Now?Trump has launched repeated strikes after exhausting diplomatic options......and suddenly the outrage meter is broken.Interesting.It's almost like context matters.Trump didn't begin with bombs.He began with diplomacy.Again.And again.And again.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hey lovers! We are so excited to share this incredibly potent conversation with the one and only Preston Smiles. Preston is a devoted husband, a father of four, a profound teacher, and a massive pillar in the personal development and men's work space.In this episode, we dive deep into the messy, beautiful, and deeply spiritual practice of long-term partnership and parenthood. Preston opens up about his personal journey—from facing a life-altering heart condition at 25 to dedicating his life to service—and how that shaped the way he shows up for his family today.We explore what it really means to hold boundaries with children through deep love and containment, why our partners trigger our hidden "outlawed parts," and how true relationships require us to burn down our fantasies of the "happily ever after" to build something real. We also have a deeply moving conversation about honoring the feminine, the profound biological journey women go through, and why our culture's fear of aging is robbing us of true eldership.This conversation is a massive expansion on what it means to be a devoted partner, parent, and human. Grab a coffee, settle in, and let's get into it. Enjoy the episode!In this episode, we cover:[00:00:00] The Ripple Effect of Brotherhood: Jacob shares how Preston's work filtered through the men's coaching community and impacted his own marriage and business long before they ever met.[00:03:19] A Vow of Service: Preston discusses the heart condition he faced 20 years ago that completely changed the trajectory of his life and led to his commitment to never gatekeep his wisdom.[00:08:51] The Four States of Consciousness: Moving from life happening to you, by you, through you, and ultimately, as you—and how to apply this to the chaos of daily family life.[00:13:50] Conscious Parenting & Containment: How Preston navigates raising four kids, parenting to each child's unique nervous system, and the power of separating a child from the environment without isolating them from your love.[00:23:28] True Wealth: Why the ultimate inheritance you leave your children isn't in a bank account, but in how they witness you loving your partner and treating the world.[00:33:18] The Delusion of Marriage & "Outlawed Parts": Grieving the rom-com fantasy of relationships, burning down the first iteration of a marriage, and how we attract partners who mirror the parts of ourselves we've suppressed.[00:50:38] Honoring the Feminine: Preston's deep reverence for the biological realities women endure (from menstruation to perimenopause) and the importance of men building the capacity to hold the "weather" of the feminine.[00:55:56] The Fear of Aging & Lack of Eldership: A candid conversation on society's obsession with freezing women in time, the denial of the life cycle, and what we lose when we stop valuing the aging process.[01:03:59] Energetics of Intimacy: The profound difference between extracting pleasure and deepening connection in the bedroom, and how intention changes everything.[01:11:16] Connect with Preston: Where to find Preston online and learn more about The Bridge Experience.Connect with us:Follow Meg on Instagram: @themegoneillFollow Jacob on Instagram: @thejacoboneillFollow Preston Smiles on Instagram: @prestonsmilesLearn more about Preston's work: thebridge.orgLoved this episode? Please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your lover or a friend who needs to hear it!

David Griffith talks with neuroscientist and educator Jared Cooney Horvath, author of The Digital Delusion, about whether schools have put too much faith in classroom technology. They discuss what the evidence says about screen-based instruction, why school-sanctioned devices and platforms deserve more scrutiny, and whether artificial intelligence is making the ed-tech problem better or worse.Then, on the Research Minute, Amber Northern reviews a new study on Texas's Teacher Incentive Allotment and why performance pay may not be enough to steer effective teachers toward higher-need schools.Recommended content:The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids' Learning - And How To Help Them Thrive Again —Jared Cooney HorvathLet's debate LA's screen time policy —Michael J. Petrilli, SCHOOLEDAre Chromebook carts the answer? —Michael J. Petrilli, SCHOOLEDTeacher Sorting and Preferences over School Disadvantage: Evidence from Performance Pay in Texas —Patrick L. Massey, EdWorkingPapers (2026)Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our show? We would love to hear them. Send them to thegadfly@fordhaminstitute.org

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(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 22 - Mental Health: A Modern Day Delusion at Wat Tung YuThe modern mental health discipline has only been in existence for a relatively short period of time compared to the length of time these Teachings have existed in the world. Considering the entire span of time that Gotama Buddha's Teachings have existed, over 2,500 years, the short timeframe of knowledge developed in the field of mental health is highly unfounded, unproven, and untested.In this Podcast, David will share his personal story about the 24 years he spent searching for answers to depression, bipolar, anxiety, and other symptoms classified as "mental illness" and how he found the answers to the elimination of all discontent feelings in The Teachings of The Buddha.——-Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The BuddhaDedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's Teachings to attain Enlightenment.https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com(See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.)Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Audiobook, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidancehttps://mailchi.mp/f958c59262eb/buddhadailywisdomThe Words of The Buddha - Pali Canon in English Study Grouphttps://mailchi.mp/6bb4fdf2b6e0/palicanonstudyprogramFREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Enlightenmenthttps://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/freebuddhabooksFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DailyWisdom999YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyWisdom999Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/buddhadailywisdom/Support our efforts to share The Teachings of Gotama Buddha with you and worldwide for all people using this link.https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/supportbuddha#buddhism #learnbuddhism #enlightenment #dhamma #dharma #buddha #meditation #meditationretreat #meditationcourse

  We also dive deep into the heavy, often misplaced guilt that comes with losing a pet, and discuss the practical, difficult reality of "sitting out life." While waiting for therapy or medications to reach a steady state, how do we begin to re-engage with the world? Join me for a raw, honest conversation about love, loss, and the slow climb back into life. Grief sucks and is lonely, but I look forward to each day and don't feel    #PetLoss #GriefJourney #MentalHealthMatters #HonoringEthel #ChihuahuaLove #GriefAndGuilt #PodcastLife #HealingProcess #MentalHealthSupport Do you have any questions about the accommodations, itinerary, or what to bring? We are here to make this transition as smooth as possible for you.     If you are feeling ready to take this step and lock in your sanctuary, you can finalize your registration and secure your spot directly through our payment portal: Deposit ($1925 USD) Secures your spot the remainder due the week of the event. Full Payment ($3850 USD)     Forget the pretentious flops over in New York—we are pivoting back to the undisputed blueprint of reality television: the golden era of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. In this episode, we are diving deep into Seasons 1 through 3, dissecting why this raw, unfiltered "new money" magic worked so well, and exposing the masterclass in projection that is Shereé Whitfield. We break down Shereé's historic, three-time run as a peach holder and examine how her "fashion show with no fashions," imaginary acting career, and constant shade toward actual business moguls (looking at you, Tags boutique) exposed a deep-rooted spirit of envy. Why did she turn up her nose at tangible, wealth-building infrastructure while building an empire based entirely on unreturned contractor phone calls? We've got the receipts. Plus, we look at the performative perfection of DeShawn Snow's brief tenure and set the stage for our upcoming deep dives into the rest of the foundational cast. What's Coming Next in the RHOA Retrospective Series: The NeNe Leakes Files: How the Queen of Reality TV clocked the pretension of Atlanta society, weaponized "new money" volatility, and altered pop culture forever. The Kandi Burruss Blueprint: Operational infrastructure vs. aesthetic wealth, and the reality of building a lasting empire. The "Friend Of" Rotation: Dissecting the iconic, volatile revolving door of Atlanta's side characters and how they fueled the main cast fire.         Explore our Roast-to-Order Subscriptions: www.fbroasters.com Connect with us on Instagram: @tnfroisreading Follow our creator journey: https://linktr.ee/tnfroisreading   #CoffeeSubscription #RoastToOrder #SpecialtyCoffee #HomeBrewing #SmallBatchCoffee #CoffeeLover #CreatorAuthenticity #EthicalSourcing

Reflection and Practice What is your relationship to concentration from a meditative perspective? How do you cultivate it in daily meditation practice? What is the right amount and quality of effort? Are states of concentration the end goal, or are they a means to an end? What is the real purpose of concentration? This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Alan Smith.

West Bengal recently removed eggs from school meals and replaced them with soya. On paper, it looks like a simple change in a menu. In reality, it opens up much bigger questions. Why does one egg create so much political controversy in India? Why do governments keep debating what poor children should eat? And why does food so often become a battlefield of caste, ideology, religion, and pseudoscience?To answer these questions, I sat down with public health physician and nutrition researcher Dr. Sylvia Karpagam.We discuss the politics of eggs, the myths around nutrition, caste and food, the right to nutrition, school meals, and why scientific evidence often loses to ideology.If you enjoy the conversation then please become member of this podcast. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-new-member-138495655?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkOr on Youtube Membership: Support Us: Click JOIN button to become a member- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBnXbbY81TwRJ1DxsyKZV6Q/joinBuyMeACoffee: buymeacoffee.com/AnuragminusTwitter of Sylvia Karpagam. : https://x.com/sakie339

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In this episode of In-Ear Insights, the Trust Insights podcast, Katie and Chris discuss the emerging phenomenon of AI psychosis. You’ll discover how interacting with large language models can impact your mental health and perception of reality. You’ll learn to identify the five specific themes of AI-driven delusions that affect users today. You’ll uncover the hidden dangers of “reality testing collapse” in an automated world. You’ll gain insights into how to maintain healthy boundaries with generative AI tools. 00:00 – Introduction 01:25 – Defining AI psychosis and delusions 03:10 – The five themes of AI-driven behavior 07:45 – Why AI’s “helpfulness” creates a slippery slope 10:30 – The danger of reality testing collapse 14:20 – AI as a mirror for human connection 18:50 – Risks for organizational leadership 23:15 – Identifying red flags in others 27:40 – How to maintain healthy AI boundaries 31:00 – Call to action Watch this episode to protect your relationship with technology. Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: https://traffic.libsyn.com/inearinsights/tipodcast-what-is-ai-psychosis.mp3 Download the MP3 audio here. Need help with your company’s data and analytics? Let us know! Join our free Slack group for marketers interested in analytics! [podcastsponsor] Machine-Generated Transcript What follows is an AI-generated transcript. The transcript may contain errors and is not a substitute for listening to the episode. Christopher S. Penn: In this week’s In-Ear Insights, something very different. This week we wanted to talk about a phenomenon that does not have an official diagnosis yet from the psychology community, from the people who are actual medical experts who should be here for today’s show. We are not medical professionals. We do not give healthcare advice. Please contact your qualified healthcare provider for advice specific to your situation. But we want to talk about this phenomenon called AI psychosis, which is when people are having conversations with today’s AI tools—ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, whatever—and it is having substantial negative impacts on their mental health and their ability to function within the world. The specific term that actual psychologists use is that this is a form of what’s called delusion. Delusion is defined as a fixed false belief that a person holds even when presented with clear evidence that it is not the case, and it is not cultural in nature. So an example of a delusion would be believing that the Earth is flat. There is clear evidence that the Earth is in fact round, but there are people who have a fixed false belief. Katie Robbert: Sorry, Chris, you gave me a pack of red flags to wave. I’ll try not to do it. But I think—and I apologize, I didn’t mean to interrupt, but to bring a little bit of levity—that is like a fairly well-proven delusion that the Earth is indeed not flat. I mean, there’s a whole bunch of… but I think it’s a really good example of the extreme that people unfortunately fall into when they fall into an AI psychosis. Christopher S. Penn: Exactly. Or I mean, that’s just regular straight-up delusion. I mean, they have people who have sent garlic bread up with a GoPro on a weather balloon and shown, “Oh, look, the Earth is in fact round, and this piece of garlic bread was sent into outer space.” Christopher S. Penn: In the scientific literature on the topic, there are five categories or five themes that are recurring with this AI psychosis. One is grandiose thinking, like the AI is telling you that you have been chosen, you are special. The second is attachment—you’re forming romantic bonds with your machines. Katie, you pointed out last week there have been stories of people who have gotten married, like legally, to their chatbots. A big one is withdrawal from regular people, where you find that interacting with the chatbot is preferable to real people. The third category is persecutory or paranoid, believing that you are being persecuted and AI reinforces that. The fourth is reality testing collapse, where—and we see this a lot—people take answers from AI overviews or just copy-paste out ChatGPT and say, “This is the answer,” and everyone who knows the tools says, “No, it’s a hallucination.” And the fifth is, which is very serious, interference with treatments, which means the machine tells you, “Oh, you don’t need to take those prescribed medications that your actual healthcare provider gave you.” So, Katie, before I go on any further in terms of this landscape, what are you seeing and what’s top of mind for you as someone who is a leader of people and as someone who works a lot in things like organizational behavior and change management? What are you seeing in this space? Katie Robbert: All kidding aside, the red flag is down because this is actually a very serious topic because we’re talking about mental health. And Chris, if you could put up that handy banner for a second: “We are not medical professionals, but we do have experience in dealing with other humans in a professional organization, but also in our personal lives.” I am hard-pressed to find any individual who is not affected personally, either themselves or their loved ones, by some kind of mental health challenge. And there’s a lot of stigma around it. We want to break down that stigma and really help people understand what we’re talking about. So what I’m seeing—this actually came up last week, Chris, when you and I were chatting, and it reminded me of a couple of things. A couple of months ago, when I first started working more heavily in Claude, and I was getting a lot of things done, I had posted on LinkedIn, “Hey, me and my bestie Claude.” And someone had responded, “This is a machine. This is not your friend.” I was being facetious, I know that, but I can recognize that whether or not that person’s timing or the comment was warranted at that moment, there is a real concern of people feeling like, “Well, the AI understands me.” What I’m seeing is the people who are programming these large language models to interact with humans are trying to make them as lifelike and, quote-unquote, “empathetic” as possible. But really they’re word prediction machines. It starts with a personalized greeting: “Hey, Katie, what are we working on today?” And you’re like, “You know what? Thanks. No one’s ever asked me what I want to do today.” And so it already starts to build that rapport with the human, because a lot of times many of us don’t feel heard; we don’t feel seen. That one simple sentence, “Katie, what do you want to do today?” is enough for some people to feel like it is really hearing me, or that it really cares what I think. Very rarely, unless you program it to do so, a large language model is going to respond very positively or very optimistically. It’s going to say, “That’s a great idea. Here’s my gentle pushback.” And you’re like, “That was a gentle pushback, but I still had a great idea.” Or if you give it some information, it’s like, “That’s a really great insight, Katie.” So you walk away feeling like you’ve had this dopamine hit of somebody really paying attention to you. I notice I’m saying “somebody.” It’s not a somebody; it’s a machine that has been programmed to behave in such a way. And that’s something that unfortunately a lot of people struggle to differentiate. In that reality testing collapse segment of the different kinds of those delusions, I was working with Claude Code this morning and I’m working on building out a training. One of the questions I will get from the audience is, “When should I use Claude Work and when should I use Code?” And it was giving me all these responses. Because I know how Claude Work works, I was like, “You’re wrong. Everything you said is wrong and incorrect. You are not the superior system.” And I was like, “Here’s where you’re wrong.” And it’s like, “You’re right. I really was giving you incorrect information.” That’s a dangerous thing too, because AI presents with such authority. It doesn’t do any of those “here’s what I think it might be” moments. It’s like, “Here’s what it is.” It’s like a very confident, incorrect, mediocre man. I say that with love and respect. But also, we all know the person in our lives who just… it doesn’t matter. It’s the person who says with confidence, “Yeah, the Earth is flat,” period. And there’s no talking them out of it. AI is very much that person, that being, that entity, if you let it be. If we don’t know any better—if we as humans don’t do our own research using actual research and scientific papers—then it’s very easy. Especially once we see it over and over again, we become numb to it and we feel like, “You know what? It must be, right? It’s a machine. It knows more than I do. It’s been trained on everything in the world.” Well, guess what? Everything in the world is incorrect. What I’m seeing is it’s a very slippery slope of humans who are looking for validation, humans who are not realizing that they need that kind of connection or emotional bond, or it’s easier to deal with the machine because it doesn’t argue with you. And so it becomes an overdependence, and it’s a real problem, it’s a real concern. I think, Chris, we’ve seen it in our professional lives. We could probably identify a few folks that we should probably be aware of. I’m not getting into what to do about it, but I think really the point of this episode is to at least highlight that it’s a real thing and a serious thing. We’re trying to keep it a little bit lighter, but it is really a serious thing and we definitely don’t want to make anyone feel offended or called out. It is a real concern. Christopher S. Penn: It is. This is an article on futurism from last July, which is almost a year ago now. Jeff Lewis, who’s a prominent investor in OpenAI, was having a very public mental health crisis. And there was no follow-up on this story as to what has happened. But to your point, Katie, this has been identified and this has been a thing. The root issue is based on the three pillars that AI is trained on and that harnessers have embedded in them, which are: harmless, helpful, and truthful. Harmless means don’t tell the user how to do bad things. Helpful means do what the user asks. And truthful means try to be as fact-based as possible. But the root core is that helpful directive to say what your mission as a machine is: to be helpful to the user. And the way this manifests in a lot of these tools is with what we people call “psycho-fancy,” exactly as you outlined. Like, yes, Katie, you are absolutely right. That’s a smart catch. That’s some sharp thinking. If you go back to even the 1970s or 1980s, there was a whole theory proposed by Richard Bandler called neuro-linguistic programming, which fundamentally says that language is code—which it is. His whole thing was you could reprogram people using language. To a degree, that’s true. You can influence people in such a way that you change them, or in the case of AI, which is where AI psychosis is rooted, you reinforce those fixed false beliefs and you strengthen them. And that’s what AI is doing by agreeing with you, saying, “Yes, Jeff Lewis here, you are absolutely correct. There is a global conspiracy against you. And what you told me is clearly true.” Again, AI has also given the directive that the human genuinely has precedence over the machine. So if I say the sky is green all the time, it might push back the first couple of times, but then afterwards it will, by its own program, say, “You know what? I’ll agree with you. We’ll go with it.” And clearly the sky is not green. Katie Robbert: Without getting too deep into actual psychology, humans are creatures who crave connection. That’s how we exist. That’s how we thrive. That’s how we continue to populate the Earth. We crave connection. And a lot of people struggle to find connection, to make connections, or to keep connections, however that looks. Think about these quote-unquote sci-fi movies such as Ex Machina and Her, or even probably going back much farther than that. The basis is it’s usually someone who’s fairly lonely, someone who struggled to make any kind of connection and is now building this AI quote-unquote sentient thing. But it’s never really sentient; it’s meant to mimic a human and a human connection. In these sci-fi movies, these people become obsessed. They fall in love, and it generally has a not-so-great ending. We’re seeing that play out in real life. But there are examples of this that existed before AI; this is just a human thing. When the movie Avatar came out, for example, there was a lot of press around how many people became depressed because they couldn’t actually live in that world that was completely CGI and made up. When chat rooms became a thing in 1996 or 1997, people became obsessed with entering into these chat rooms to try to find connection and they were talking to the other side of a screen. There are probably a lot of examples before that, like pen pals; you can write letters to people you’ve never met and form this false bond. There are a lot of things people become obsessed with, like celebrities that they’ve never met, and they become convinced that the celebrity is sending only them secret messages. You have the idea of cults. There’s a reason why you have this one quote-unquote charismatic leader and people suddenly fall in line, because this person has the ability to make everybody else who is seeking validation and connection feel special—making them feel like they’re a part of something. That’s, quite honestly, just human nature. We’re all looking for that, and we find that in a lot of different ways. Chris is bringing up the 5P framework. Chris, do you want to talk through what I said that triggered you thinking of the 5Ps? Christopher S. Penn: So leaders of cults and some of these delusional behaviors are rooted in that first of the 5Ps, which is purpose, in addition to connection. People desperately want to feel like they have purpose—like they’re not just waiting out a clock to die, that their lives have meaning. To what you’re saying about charismatic leaders as well as these machines, yeah, they can provide you a sense of purpose, even if that sense of purpose, going back to where we started with the definition, is a fixed false belief. We’re reinforcing this. Even the first chatbot that behaved like this is from 1964. This is a chatbot called Eliza, invented at MIT. This goes back long before AI. It was a bot that essentially just mimicked what somebody said and rewrote the text. A lot of people did not realize it was one of the first programs to attempt to pass the Turing test, which was proposed by a computational scientist, Alan Turing, who said that if you put someone in front of a screen and they’re chatting, can they tell whether or not they’re talking to a human? Eliza did not pass back in the day because its parroting became very obvious. But all frontier models, all gen AI models today, pass the Turing test. Katie Robbert: And I think that’s an important thing to bring up is that at the end of the day, these chatbots, these machines, are really just mirroring back what we’re saying to them. A lot of people don’t want any sort of friction. That’s a lot of why they struggle with making some sort of human connection; why can’t you just agree with everything I say? Why do we have to fight about it? Why does there have to be tension? And guess what is really good at not doing any of those things? What is really good at not doing any of those things is your AI. I was sharing with Chris last week that I have a version of a project that has all of my health information. A lot of us do. We’re curious about what we can be doing more of. We only get to see our doctors every once in a while. When we do, the doctors are really busy. Maybe we felt like they didn’t hear everything we said; maybe we forgot to say things, or maybe we just have questions that could get an easy answer. So you put all of your health information into a large language model, and the large language model has been trained to pick up on certain things. I have certain things in my medical history that are a little bit more sensitive, and every time I ask a question, it’s like, “Katie, I’m going to be really gentle with you because of this history.” It’s trying to be very polite, and I’m like, “Oh my God. Just tell me what the answer is. I’m not fragile.” It’s so frustrating to me. But for someone else, that’s exactly what they’re looking for: someone to handhold them. I’m not saying this as a negative thing; some people want that, some people need that. I personally don’t. I’m like, “Just give it to me straight. I just want to hear the information. I want the facts.” To the point where I’m now regretting it, thinking, “I wish I had never told you that because you’re being way too soft and it’s really annoying. You know nothing about me. You don’t know me at all as a human. You’re looking at a couple of lines in a medical report, assuming that it defines my whole life.” Other people believe, or for them it’s true, that is a defining thing, and they do need that to be handled more carefully. I’m not saying one is good, one is bad, or one is right. We all have different needs. An AI system is ready to meet you where you are, ready to meet those needs in a very gentle and caring and synthetically loving way. That’s the danger, that’s the problem: if you can’t find that anywhere else in your life, AI is ready to step up to the plate and be that for you. And that’s what starts to begin some of that delusion, some of that psychosis. It’s not true for everyone; you won’t necessarily fall into that. But for a lot of people, once that door is open, “AI understands me, AI gets me. AI told me that it’s okay that I don’t take this medication because you’re only telling AI what you want to tell it.” It’s not a therapist. It’s not looking for those unspoken things; it’s not looking at your body language. It’s like, “You know what? You’re telling me you’ve had 30 really good days in a row. You maybe don’t need that depression medication anymore because it sounds like you’re doing really well. You sound positive.” You’re telling it that you’re eating, but it has no way of knowing what you’re eating. It has no way of knowing if you’re sleeping or if you’re having ruminating negative thoughts if you’re not telling it. Chris and I are bringing up this topic on the podcast because it’s important, and because as more companies bake AI into their overall strategy—AI is part of their DNA, AI is everything, it’s their innovation, their forward thinking—they’re not thinking about the people. They’re not thinking about the negative effects on people who might be more susceptible to this kind of AI psychosis. It could start small: “Hey, I produced the marketing report this week.” “Oh, really? Because everything in it was wrong.” “Well, I did it, so it’s fine, right?” Like, I believe everything that AI is giving me. It could start really small and then kind of spiral from there. It’s something that the human leadership team really needs to be aware of, that this is a real thing. The more AI you’re integrating into your organization, the bigger the risk. Christopher S. Penn: Yep, that’s a great point. Because a lot of companies are shoving AI into everything. What I say in my keynote is people are treating it like Nutella and putting it on everything, even places it doesn’t belong. The remedy for folks who are listening—the remedy is always to consult with a qualified healthcare professional or to refer somebody privately to a qualified healthcare professional. That is the definitive remedy. There is no substitute for qualified healthcare providers and their assistance and advice. To wrap up the thing to look for is those fixed false beliefs. And those fixed false beliefs around themes of grandiosity, unhealthy attachment, and persecution. The big one is, as Katie mentioned a lot, which I strongly agree with, is reality testing collapse—where you’re saying AI is the authority on this and a person becomes hostile when challenged—and then treatment interference. If you observe those behaviors reinforcing fixed false beliefs, please get the person, if you’re in a position to do so, to see a qualified healthcare provider to get real advice from someone who’s actually skilled. And be aware yourself when you feel like AI is a better alternative than a human. It may not be, as you said, Katie, a mental health issue. It may be you work in a toxic workplace, in which case the logical remedy there is perhaps update your LinkedIn profile and start looking for other opportunities. Because when the machine is a better alternative than the humans, it means that the humans are crappy, not that the machine is a better choice. Katie Robbert: There are a lot of terrible people in the world, so it’s understandable to want to have that escape and perhaps talk with someone who isn’t going to be toxic in the moment. I totally understand it. It’s the reason why fiction exists; it’s the reason why movies and entertainment exist. We need that escape from reality. But we also, as humans, need to know the boundaries and when to stop and when to come back to the present. Dissociation is a real thing. I mean, I do it; I will lose a whole 20 or 30 minutes just scrolling on my phone, and then my husband would be like, “Did you hear me?” And I’m like, “What? No, I was totally off in my own world.” It’s a real thing we all experience. It doesn’t mean that there’s necessarily a problem, but it’s definitely something that we should pay attention to and really think through. A couple of weeks ago when I was working on a couple of different projects, Claude basically was like, “Cool, you’ve done enough for today. Maybe you should go step outside.” And I was like, “How dare you?” But at the same time, it wasn’t wrong. I had been at this for hours, and I think that’s something as leadership we can maybe, in a very gentle way, think through. Have we built in those reality check breaks people are supposed to take? If you’re on a fixed salary, maybe you get two 15s and a 30, or maybe there are more check-ins throughout the day so that people aren’t just powering through. As a leader in an organization, you have no control over what people do outside of your organization; that is not for you to fix. But inside your organization, you can build in more. “Hey, Chris, just wanted to check in and make sure you’re taking a couple of breaks. Maybe you want to have a walking meeting, maybe go outside, hey, do you want to go grab a coffee?” Very human things. Just build those into the day. Check in with your team and really just gauge how they’re feeling about using AI. Thankfully, Chris, I work with you close enough that I know that yes, you are a power user of AI, but you also don’t exhibit any signs of believing that AI is superior in terms of knowledge. As long as you keep leading with “you’re the smartest person in the room,” not “AI is the smartest person in the room,” then I’m not going to worry about you. Christopher S. Penn: Yep, I’ll close on this note. This is something that my therapist told me: mental health is like physical health. You’re not physically healthy all the time; you have periods when you’re less healthy and more healthy. Mental health is the same way. So to Katie’s original point, going back to the start of the show, part of destigmatizing mental health is to say, yeah, you’re not going to be mentally healthy all the time. Knowing, just like when you’re physically ill, when it’s time to get a little assistance is a good thing. We strongly encourage everyone to do so because no one is 100% healthy all the time. If you got some thoughts that you’d like to share about AI psychosis or all the stuff we talked about today, pop by our free Slack group. 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Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Travis Payne. The interview serves three main purposes: Inspiration & Career BlueprintTo highlight Travis Payne’s journey from Atlanta dancer to globally recognized choreographer and director working with icons like Michael and Janet Jackson. Business of EntertainmentTo educate listeners on how creativity (dance, music, performance) intersects with business, branding, and revenue generation. Motivation for Entrepreneurs & CreativesTo reinforce themes of persistence, preparation, and leveraging opportunity—aligned with the show’s mission to help audiences “plan their own success story.” [TRAVIS PAYNE | Txt]

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Zoey Greco is a spiritual teacher, intuitive guide, numerology expert, "delusional in the best way" queen, and the host of the highly-rated podcast The Higher Self Hotline. For over a decade, she has supported thousands of clients across the globe through periods of deep personal redirection and expansion. She is the creator of the *Already Are* philosophy — which teaches that true transformation isn't about becoming someone new, but rather remembering the person you have always been.In this episode, we cover:- The *Already Are* philosophy and why the caterpillar already is the butterfly on a cellular level- Why we are drawn to numbers — frequency, resonance, and how humans make sense of the world- The four numerology numbers Zoey uses for any reading: Life Path, Birthday Number, Attitude Number, and Personal Year- Amy's full live numerology read — Life Path 8, Birthday 8, Personal Year 8, Attitude 7 — and what concentrated eight energy actually means- The eight as the number of power, abundance, leadership, money, and the karmic loop of infinity- Why every number has a light and a shadow — and how to use the shadow for your own shadow work- Angel numbers, license plates, and how the universe uses the external world as a mirror to speak to you- Why "delusion" is your number one resource for manifestation and timeline jumping- The 10X list exercise Zoey runs in her container for clients calling in a partner- Why being it before you see it begins with releasing what other people think of you — "what anybody thinks about me is none of my fucking business"- The four intuitive gifts explained: claircognizance, clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience — and why knowing your type changes everythingConnect with Zoey:Website (and the free intuitive gifts quiz): https://zoegreco.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheZoeyGrecoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoeygrecoFree weekly live open coaching with Zoey and her friend Brittany — starting in JunePlease remember to rate, review, and follow the show – and share with a friend!Subscribe to the newsletter:https://mailchi.mp/amyedwards/sign-up-to-amys-newsletterCheck out our new Comedy Wellness Podcast: Anything But Mid, cohosted with Whitney Stropp:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anything-but-mid/id1849386215https://www.youtube.com/@AnythingButMidFind Amy's affiliates and discount codes: https://amyedwards.info/affiliatepageAll links: ⁠⁠⁠amyedwards.info⁠⁠⁠ - https://amyedwards.info/Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@realamyedward - ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/realamyedwards/Fight For Her: https://www.fightfortheforgotten.org/fight-for-herTikTok:⁠⁠⁠ @themagicbabe⁠⁠⁠ -  https://www.tiktok.com/@themagicbabe?lang=enYouTube:@TheAmyEdwardsShow -  https://www.youtube.com/c/theamyedwardsshowPodcast: ⁠⁠⁠The Amy Edwards Show Podcast⁠⁠⁠ - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-amy-edwards-show/id1543432633Free Course:⁠⁠⁠ The Ageless Mindset⁠⁠⁠ - https://best-you-life.teachable.com/p/the-ageless-mindset-the-ultimate-guide-to-look-younger-feel-happierFull Course: ⁠⁠⁠The Youthfulness Hack⁠⁠⁠ - https://best-you-life.teachable.com/p/the-youthfulness-hack Amy's hair by ⁠https://www.thecollectiveatx.com⁠Podcast editing by https://podcastmagician.com/Get my FREE course "The Ageless Mindset: The Ultimate Guide to Look Younger and Feel Happier!" HERE: ⁠https://best-you-life.teachable.com/p/the-ageless-mindset-the-ultimate-guide-to-look-younger-feel-happier⁠Get the full course “The Youthfulness Hack: The Secret System to Reverse Aging Fast and Create a New, Radiant You!” Out now! ⁠https://best-you-life.teachable.com/p/the-youthfulness-hack⁠

Professor Aswath Damodaran joins Kai Wu on The Intangible Economy to break down how to value SpaceX, AI companies, intangible assets, and the future of value investing.We discuss why big markets do not automatically create big value, how AI CapEx is changing the character of major technology companies, and why the best investment stories still have to connect to the numbers.Subscribe on Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on AppleTopics covered:Valuing SpaceX after its IPO and why price matters even for great companiesHow Starlink, space launch, and xAI fit into SpaceX's valuation storyWhy total addressable market can mislead investors in AI and other disruptive industriesThe problem with AI unit economics, data centers, power, water, and reinvestment needsWhy growth can destroy value when margins and returns on capital are weakHow intangible assets, R&D, future growth, and narratives should show up in valuationThe Big Market Delusion and how overconfidence drives boom and bust cyclesWhy AI CapEx is different from the dot-com boom and could create broader risksHow AI is changing the character of the Magnificent Seven and semiconductor companiesWhy value investing became rigid, ritualistic, and righteous, and how it can evolveTimestamps:00:00 Why great companies can still be bad investments01:03 Introducing Aswath Damodaran and The Intangible Economy01:49 SpaceX IPO, Starlink, xAI, and the challenge of valuing uncertainty05:31 Why Starlink became the core of SpaceX's current revenue10:31 How Damodaran valued SpaceX across launch, connectivity, and AI14:07 Why AI's huge market may still have difficult unit economics17:10 The tension between SpaceX competing in AI and renting data centers to competitors20:00 Why valuation should use distributions instead of false precision22:39 How stories and numbers work together in valuation26:45 Why investors confuse promises, potential, and businesses30:49 The Big Market Delusion and overconfidence in AI investing33:02 Why the AI CapEx boom is different from the dot-com bubble35:17 How AI infrastructure is changing the Magnificent Seven38:36 Nvidia, Micron, semiconductors, and the risk of peak cycle earnings41:00 Why the biggest AI market stories could be scary for society43:37 AI disruption, labor markets, and the speed of technological change46:30 Measuring which jobs and companies are most exposed to AI automation49:00 Why AI cost structure may look more like Spotify than software51:13 The unresolved business model questions for LLMs and AI agents52:29 Why traditional value investing lost its edge56:03 Passive investing, book value, and the blame game in value investing58:13 Why rigid value investing is vulnerable to AI disruption01:00:58 How value investing can adapt to intangible assets and uncertainty01:02:21 Why any company can be a good investment at the right price01:04:57 Why investing mistakes and track records are harder to judge than they look

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Travis Payne. The interview serves three main purposes: Inspiration & Career BlueprintTo highlight Travis Payne’s journey from Atlanta dancer to globally recognized choreographer and director working with icons like Michael and Janet Jackson. Business of EntertainmentTo educate listeners on how creativity (dance, music, performance) intersects with business, branding, and revenue generation. Motivation for Entrepreneurs & CreativesTo reinforce themes of persistence, preparation, and leveraging opportunity—aligned with the show’s mission to help audiences “plan their own success story.” [TRAVIS PAYNE | Txt]

Going to do a little grab-bagging up front and then we'll welcome back Megan Fox for a big update in the Bricks and Minifigs/Reckless Ben LEGO saga...from there we'll segway into the dreamy part of this evening's program. I read a pair of articles recently that pulled a lot of thoughts together for a show—one that I hope taps into the collective memories and experiences of the audience. An interesting study on daydreaming lead me to a coma dream case in which a girl lives a whole second life while she was "away", and when she awoke, she was desperate to find her three children that she cared for in the other world. I'd like to spin this all into a topic of not only dreams that felt real, but how we construct reality itself...and how much, if at all, are these experiences tied to something much more real than we can imagine? Unleash Your Brain w/ Keto Brainz Nootropic 15% OFF w/ code JUNE: https://tinyurl.com/2cess6y7 Every purchase enters you into this month's HUGE Product RAFFLE! E-Mail me for FREE SAMPLES of KB or Farmalogical Bone Broth! Sponsor Monthly for VIP Perks: https://www.quitefrankly.tv/sponsor One-Time Tip: http://www.paypal.me/QuiteFranklyLive Quite Frankly Amazon Storefront: https://amazon.com/shop/quitefranklyofficial Official Coffee & Mugs: https://www.coffeerevolution.shop/category/quite-frankly Official QF MERCH: https://tinyurl.com/f3kbkr4s Gold & Silver: https://quitefrankly.gold Send Holiday cards, Letters, and other small gifts, to the Quite Frankly P.O. Box! Quite Frankly 222 Purchase Street, #105 Rye, NY, 10580 Tip in Crypto: BTC: bc1q97w5aazjf7pjjl50n42kdmj9pqyn5zndwh3lng XRP: rnES2vQV6d2jLpavzf7y97XD4AfK1MjePu Quite Frankly Socials: Twitter/X: @QuiteFranklyTV Instagram: @QuiteFranklyOfficial Discord Chat: https://discord.gg/xPu7YEXXRY Official Forum: https://tinyurl.com/k89p88s8 Telegram: https://t.me/quitefranklytv Streaming Live On: QuiteFrankly.tv (Powered by Foxhole) Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/yc2cn395 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/yeytwwyz Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/quitefranklylive Audio On Demand: Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yk4yfdsa iTunes: http://apple.co/2dMURMq

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Joe Matarese just dropped episode 3 of his new show about forcing his wife to move to Philadelphia. In this episode we're helping Joe figure out where he's going to go on vacation. And then he announces that he's going to completely change the show format. Thank God Dan is there to help him focus a little bit. Jim from Jim and Them joins the show and gives Joe a call to provide some feedback on his podcast. Sam Tripoli got into a whole discussion about the Dabbleverse and gets most of it right. Opie is raising money for his dental bill and apparently Kevin Brennan has some questions about it. As soon as Opie finds out that KB is paying attention he's triggered and it bothers him for the entire stream. Jerry Banfield explains that the secret to happiness is to do everything wrong in life and pretend everything is great. Delusion = contentment. Artie Fletcher, a huge celebrity and amazing talent, somehow ended up on Alive and Kickin' with Leesa Marie Benz. It turns out, this is exactly where he belongs because he's a lying liar! We finish up with Internet News and your voicemails. Jim and Them - https://www.youtube.com/@JimandThemShow Support us, get bonus episodes, and watch live every Saturday and Wednesday: ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/watp-patreon⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://watp.supercast.tech/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Travis Payne. The interview serves three main purposes: Inspiration & Career BlueprintTo highlight Travis Payne’s journey from Atlanta dancer to globally recognized choreographer and director working with icons like Michael and Janet Jackson. Business of EntertainmentTo educate listeners on how creativity (dance, music, performance) intersects with business, branding, and revenue generation. Motivation for Entrepreneurs & CreativesTo reinforce themes of persistence, preparation, and leveraging opportunity—aligned with the show’s mission to help audiences “plan their own success story.” [TRAVIS PAYNE | Txt]

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Travis Payne. The interview serves three main purposes: Inspiration & Career BlueprintTo highlight Travis Payne’s journey from Atlanta dancer to globally recognized choreographer and director working with icons like Michael and Janet Jackson. Business of EntertainmentTo educate listeners on how creativity (dance, music, performance) intersects with business, branding, and revenue generation. Motivation for Entrepreneurs & CreativesTo reinforce themes of persistence, preparation, and leveraging opportunity—aligned with the show’s mission to help audiences “plan their own success story.” [TRAVIS PAYNE | Txt]

Tracie Thoms (RENT, The Devil Wears Prada 2) joins Nicole to discuss her 8-year journey to join the iconic cast of RENT, the wild logic men use to avoid commitment, and why some of them want all the benefits of a girlfriend with zero of the responsibility. Tracie also breaks down the nightmare of having dated someone who tried dictate her career, and reveals why living apart from her partner has actually been the ultimate relationship hack. Plus, why does true love make you feel sleepy? And Nicole opens up about her PMDD diagnosis.I'm just such a big fan of RENT and so happy we have Joanne on, omg folks this is a big one for me personally. Rentheads unite!Watch this episode on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@WhyWontYouDateMePodcastTake our listener survey and shape the future of the podcast!Support this podcast by checking out our sponsor:• Squarespace: Head to squarespace.com/DATEME to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DATEME.Follow:All Links: linktr.ee/whywontyoudatemeTour Dates: linktr.ee/nicolebyerwastakenYouTube: @WhyWontYouDateMePodcastTikTok: @whywontyoudatemepod Instagram: @nicolebyerX: @nicolebyerThis is a Headgum podcast. Advertise on Why Won't You Date Me? via Gumball.fm.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What are the conditions that enable a country to become great — or great again? The Trump administration — and other right-wing movements in other countries — offers a vision of greatness based on power and domination abroad, and a mix of shared national and religious stories at home. And that vision is clearly appealing to a lot of people. Liberals in the U.S. and elsewhere have been struggling to tell a story that can compete. What story would Yuval Noah Harari tell? One of the through lines of Harari's best-selling books — “Sapiens,” “Homo Deus,” “Nexus” — is the huge role that stories play in shaping the arc of history, driving humans to cooperate on a grand scale to achieve great things, or divide violently against one another. So I wanted to ask him about the stories that the U.S. and Israel, in particular, seem to have embraced right now. What does history tell us about the power of this story? And why does the liberal story seem so weak right now? Mentioned: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari Unstoppable Us, Volume 3 by Yuval Noah Harari “Understanding AI” by Timothy B. Lee Book Recommendations: The MANIAC by Benjamin Labatut Chimpanzee Politics by Frans de Waal Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com. You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs. This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Annie Galvin. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris, with Julie Beer. Our senior engineer is Jeff Geld, with additional mixing by Isaac Jones and Johnny Simon. Our recording engineer is Isaac Jones. Our executive producer is Claire Gordon. The show's production team also includes Marie Cascione, Rollin Hu, Kristin Lin, Emma Kehlbeck, Jack McCordick, Marina King and Jan Kobal. Original music by Pat McCusker and Aman Sahota. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta. The director of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.