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121: Psychology of Disneyland, AI Actors & Twitter Monetization

The NIA boys discuss the Psychology of Disneyland, AI Actors & Twitter Monetization


Timestamps:

  • (00:00:00) - Intro
  • (00:03:22) - Trung’s Disneyland Trip
  • (00:06:22) - The Cost to go to Disneyland
  • (00:11:08) - Disney’s Business Model
  • (00:23:27) - Disney Selling ESPN?
  • (00:25:45) - Who could buy ESPN
  • (00:30:09) - Hollywood Actor Strike
  • (00:48:33) - Jack on Threads vs Twitter
  • (00:59:11) - Twitter Monetization
  • (01:17:01) - Creative Fundraising for Presidential Campaigns
  • (01:19:28) - Pinkydoll Viral Video Explained
  • (01:21:50) - Quick Crypto Market Update


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Links Mentioned:

Romeen Sheth’s Gamete Announcement

Trung’s Disney Meme

Bob Iger on Selling ESPN

WSJ Article on Disney’s Drop in Attendance

Stratechery’s Article on the Hollywood Strike

Modern Wisdom Ep with George Mack

George Mack Tweet

WSJ on Twitter’s Monetization

TZ’s Tweet

Austen Allred Tweet

Politico Article on Vivek Ramaswamy Fund Raising Strategy

Tiger Woods Speech

Trung’s Pinkydoll Tweet

Jason Calacanis’s Tweet

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