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29: Understanding The Metaverse, Facebook Rebrands To Meta + The Threat Of Inflation

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Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.


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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro + What Is The Metaverse? Facebook Becomes Meta
  • 0:08:15 – Virtual Worlds + Mark Zuckerberg Presentation
  • 0:12:57 – What Can Facebook Build?
  • 0:18:46 – VR, Black Mirror + Big Tech Rebrands
  • 0:24:30 – Hiring Talent, Culture-Based Products + Hardware
  • 0:28:15 – NIA Going Showbiz
  • 0:30:06 – Threat of Hyperinflation + Cathie Wood’s Deflation Argument
  • 0:37:41 – Money Supply + Supply Chains
  • 0:42:43 – Experiencing Inflation in Vietnam
  • 0:46:49 – Behavioral Outcome + Social Support
  • 0:53:39 – Flexport CEO On Supply Chain
  • 1:00:38 – Jack Worked In A Honda Factory
  • 1:09:43 – Wage Inflation
  • 1:15:36 – Debt Cycles + Labor Market
  • 1:21:09 – Fun Fact Phan: Why US Healthcare Is Tied To Employment

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