Play or Decay: Why Your Brain Craves Fun

(0:00) Open(2:49) The Play Instinct: Entertainment as an Evolutionary Essential(4:55) What is entertainment?(8:25) Why do we need it?(15:06) The bizarre ways we have entertained ourselves(24:00) Are we over-stimulating ourselves?(30:35) cj’s recommendation: Nine Inch Noize at Coachella 2026(33:44) Jeff’s Recommendation: Sunset Boulevard (1950)Is your Netflix habit a "guilty pleasure" or a biological requirement? This week, the boys explore why entertainment is far more than just a distraction from the grind. From ancient cave fires to the (thankfully) canceled metaverse, we discuss why humans are evolutionarily hardwired for story and play.Then they dive deep into the "Training-for-the-Unexpected" hypothesis, explaining why wrestling with your dog or playing a strategy game is actually a high-intensity workout for your Prefrontal Cortex. Learn why play acts like "Miracle-Gro" for your neurons and why, without it, your brain is just a fast processor running outdated, stressed-out software.And then they get weird with it - looking at the bizarre ways humans have entertained themselves throughout history. From synaptic pruning to "self-handicapping" in the animal kingdom, find out why you need to stop worshipping at the altar of the grind and start making more time for the cognitive playground.Streamer EmilyCC Hits Four Years of 24/7 Livestreaming - HypeFresh IncThe Twitch streamer sharing her life 24/7 | CNNNine Inch Noize's Coachella set may go down as one of the festival's best everNine Inch Noize - Closer - Live at Coachella 2026

Technically, the dog ate Jeff's homework. cj didn't do his.We'll be back later this week with EVERYTHING you didn't know you wanted to know about entertainment. BRB!Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The billable hour is dying, and AI is holding the pillow over its face.This episode is a forensic look at the industries being dismantled and rebuilt in real-time. We move past the hype of chatbots and get into the agentic era - where AI isn't just suggesting edits; it's executing the entire workflow. From Legal Services where AI predicts a judge's ruling based on their last 200 lunches, to implementing the ultimate Infinite Socratic method.The "Rulebook Industries,” like Accounting, Law, and Construction are on the block. If your job has a syntax, a tax code, or a building regulation, the machines are already faster than you.Closer to home, we tackle Hollywood’s Civil War; with the 2026 SAG-AFTRA negotiations looming, we look at the rise of the "Digital Twin." Top-tier actors aren't losing their jobs; they’re just losing the need to show up to the set. Will "100% Human-Performed" become the new "Organic" label for prestige cinema?  A Whole Foods Cinema does sound lovely…We sprinkle in a few surprise industries too; ones that even we don’t know how we should feel about AI taking over. It’s a fun ride, but in the end, this genie isn’t going back into the bottle.  If you want to thrive, and not just survive the AI onslaught, the answer is simple: be one of the early commanders of the genie.Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show(1:03) Open(2:01) Metric System Day(3:48) cj's week: Yosemite!(6:06) Jeff's Week: Injury!(7:02) Headline: Artemis II Smashes Apollo 13’s Distance Record(18:10) Headline: The Fight for Rural Broadband:  Starlink’s Refusal to Follow Federal Rules (23:57) Headline: How U.S. Bans Handed China’s Chipmakers a Monopoly(29:35) ESPN MobileHumanity is back in the lunar neighborhood! We cover the Artemis II flyby of the dark side of the moon, where communications go dark and the views get historic. We talk about Commander Reid Wiseman’s emotional call home and why the moon currently looks like a Spalding basketball held at arm's length. It’s a beautiful, poetic moment for our species - right up until the waste management system started smoking.We get into the "nitty-gritty" (literally) of the Orion’s plumbing issues. From "ice" blocked pipes to the return of the Apollo-era adhesive waste bags, we explain why space travel is 10% science and 90% figuring out what to do with your own business. It’s a messy job, but someone has to do it while traveling thousands of miles per hour.To wrap things up, we discuss the $700 million game of chicken between Congress and Starlink. SpaceX wants the cash upfront, but the Feds want the rules followed. Plus, we analyze the unintended consequences of U.S. tech restrictions: China is now building an AI chip empire out of pure spite and necessity. Grab your headphones; it’s a long way down.NASA’s Artemis II astronauts break Apollo’s distance record | Scientific AmericanLive updates: Artemis II astronauts break records in historic moon flyby | CNNTrack NASA’s Artemis II Mission in Real Time - NASADems: Feds Should Rescind $700M for Starlink if SpaceX Won't Play by the Rules | PCMagChinese chip firms hit record high revenue driven by the AI boom and U.S. curbsESPN Mobile 2006 CommercialSports Heaven Superbowl AdSend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The math says they exist, but what do they actually look like?In the second half of our Big Story on extraterrestrial life, the boys move past the equations and into the messy, terrifying reality of alien biology. Forget "Little Green Men" - we’re talking about silicon-based lifeforms that literally cough out grains of sand and civilizations so small they could hide inside a single asteroid.Your fearless co-hosts also (attempt to) tackle the "un-happy outcome" of first contact: biological incompatibility. It turns out that meeting an alien might not lead to a handshake, but rather a catastrophic case of anaphylactic shock or being dissolved at a molecular level into "biological grey goo." It’s a reality check on why "sharing a beer with an ET" is probably a death sentence for everyone involved.And if they aren't here to eat us, why would they come? We explore the "Galactic Zoo" theory and the "Historian Hypothesis." Are we a rare laboratory of biological improv, or are we just a primitive species being watched by "living crystals" who find our music as interesting as a beaver dam? Pull up a chair and grab some paella - the truth is out there, and it’s weirder than you think.Black–Scholes model - WikipediaStarman (film) - WikipediaSend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Is social media a "lion hunting a gazelle"? A California jury thinks so. We’re breaking down the $3 million verdict against Meta and YouTube that focused on "product liability" rather than free speech. It turns out that infinite scroll might be legally equivalent to a car without seatbelts, and the legal floodgates are officially open.We also tackle the LiteLLM breach - a digital house fire that’s currently stealing API keys and cloud tokens across the tech industry. It’s a "transitive risk" nightmare that shows just how vulnerable the AI revolution really is when the underlying code gets poisoned by hackers.Lastly, grab your flags, because your next router might have to be 100% American. The FCC has blacklisted foreign consumer routers to stop state-sponsored botnets from hijacking our power grids. We dig into whether this is a genius security move or a massive shock to the tech industry that’s going to leave us all staring at "No Connection" icons.Baby CarrotsCB Bucknor missed 20 calls in one game, a breakdownA Legal Decision That Could Change Social Media - The AtlanticLiteLLM PyPI compromise: Everything we know so far | IT ProTeamPCP Expands Supply Chain Campaign With LiteLLM PyPI Compromise - Infosecurity MagazineLiteLLM PyPI Malware Steals Cloud, Crypto, Slack, and Discord Keys - OX SecuritySupply chain attack hits widely-used AI package, risks impacting thousands of companiesFCC expands Covered List to block high-risk routers and drones, tighten ban on foreign-made connectivity devices - Industrial CyberFAQs on Recent Updates to FCC Covered List Regarding Routers Produced in Foreign Countriespf Sense RoutersSend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show(1:05) The Real Reason the Government is Hiding Their UFO Data(6:29) Protect The Sensors(11:23) How Many Civilizations Are There?(22:12) Extraterrestrial Geology(24:34) cj’s recommendation: Mars Attacks!(26:07) Jeff’s Recommendation: AliensWhy did a mysterious trader or two just bet six figures that the U.S. government will confirm the existence of ETs by the end of the year? This week, the guys dive into the xenological deep end to find out if someone knows something we don’t, or if the prediction markets have finally lost their minds.They’re pulling back the curtain on why the government is so obsessed with keeping their UAP data under lock and key - and hint: it has more to do with our own "god-like" satellite sensors than it does with little green men.From the "Sensor Trap" to the "Galactic Graveyard," we break down the math of why we’re probably not alone, even if we’re just living in a universe full of extinct civilizations. We’re talking Drake Equations, the terrifying precision of Next-Gen Infrared, and why plate tectonics might be the reason you’re smart enough to listen to this podcast. Grab your tinfoil hats; it’s about to get astronomical.Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show(1:02) Open(2:01) St. Patrick’s Day(2:56) cj's week: Pools & BBQs!(4:30) Jeff's Week: The Oscars(7:10) Headline: The $50 Billion Ukrainian Drone Disruptor(12:40) Headline: Meta Cuts Human Staff to Fund $135B AI Infrastructure(20:44) Headline: Poison in Your Playlist: Why Your Headphones Are Leaking Toxins(23:40) Headline: Why Everyone is Panicking Over Trump’s New $100,000 Visa Levy(26:31) Davong Systems' DSI-501Ukraine is flipping the script on modern warfare, moving from a recipient of aid to a global defense powerhouse with a proposed $50 billion drone pipeline. While Kyiv pitches low-cost interceptors to the Gulf, Meta is "de-layering" its human staff to fund a $135 billion AI infrastructure binge. From acquiring a social network exclusively for bots to pushing a 1:50 human-to-AI management ratio, Zuckerberg is betting the farm on a future where your coworker is a line of code.The "Year of Efficiency" gets even weirder as an EU study finds a 100% failure rate in headphone safety, revealing that your favorite "premium" brands are leaking hormone-disrupting chemicals directly into your ear sweat. To cap off the chaos, a new $100,000 H-1B visa fee designed to tax tech titans has accidentally "body-slammed" rural schools and hospitals. We’re breaking down how a policy aimed at Mark Zuckerberg ended up making a special ed teacher from the Philippines cost more than a Ferrari.Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Seeks Drone Deals With US, Gulf Region - BloombergUkraine's anti-drone tech is in high demand as Iran attacks its neighborsZelenskiy says Ukraine wants money, technology in return for Middle East drone help | ReutersIran war highlights Ukraine’s rapid rise to drone superpower status - Atlantic CouncilMeta is reportedly laying off up to 20 percent of its staffReport: Meta could lay off 20% of its staff and replace many of them with AI workers - SiliconANGLEOwner With No Medical Background Invents Cure for Dog’s Terminal Cancer - NewsweekEuropean retailers yank popular headphones after study reports trace amounts of hormone-disrupting chemicals | The VergeEU study finds BPA toxins in 81 headphone brandsThe Sound of Contamination: A Comprehensive Analysis of Endocrine Disruptors and Hazardous Additives in the HeadphonesThe $100,000 fee for H-1Bs is causing all sorts of problemsDavong DSI-501Tandon Corporation - WikipediaSend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show(1:25) The AI Revolution Doesn’t Have To Be A Pink Slip(3:36)  Developers, Developers, Developers!(10:58) The Roles Going Away(12:08) Be The Orchestrator(19:13) What About The Doctors?(22:58) And The Humans(25:09) cj’s recommendation: A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator(26:44) Jeff’s Recommendation: Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed SullivanIn this episode, the guys are staring directly into the glowing red eye of the future to ask the big question: Is AI coming for your cubicle, or is it just here to help you write better emails?They break down the shift from blue-collar automation to white-collar "hallucination," exploring why your graphic design degree might be sweating right now. Diving deep into the myth of the "Prompt Engineer," is humanity destined for a life of leisure or just a life of trying to prove to a CAPTCHA that we aren’t robots?From the "Human Premium" in art to the possibility of a world where nobody has to work (but nobody has any money), we’re sorting through the digital debris to find out where you fit in.It’s a thoughtful, slightly panicked look at the labor market of 2030. Grab your coffee while a human still knows how to make it - this one is a wild ride through the uncanny valley of employment.Labor market impacts of AI: A new measure and early evidence \ AnthropicAmerica Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs - The AtlanticThe Worst-Case Future for White-Collar Workers - The AtlanticEnshittification - WikipediaA Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificatorWatch Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan | Netflix Official SiteSend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The AI Revolution just hit a 21-mile brick wall. The Strait of Hormuz is closed, and Taiwan’s chip foundries are running on fumes. From the "Iron Maiden" ship trying to identify as Chinese to avoid a blockade, to the "Global AI Winter" threatening your next GPU, we break down why the tech world is currently gasping for air.Is the Trump Trust the world’s luckiest investor? While the DOJ was judging the Paramount merger, the Trump family was quietly loading up on Netflix and Warner bonds. We dive into the $1.1 million "double-play" that has ethics critics screaming and the former President’s portfolio dreaming.The truth is out there... and it’s probably a sensor glitch. President Trump has ordered the declassification of the "alien files," but don't pack your bags for Mars yet. We discuss why the "smoking gun" is likely just a blurry weather balloon and a lot of black highlighter.No One, Not Even Beijing, Is Getting Through the Strait of HormuzSouth Korea warns Iran war could disrupt chip supplies | Daily SabahHormuz Strait: A risk to the AI economy - The Business TimesTrump bought Netflix and Warner Bros bonds at height of bidding war with Paramount | ReutersTrump says he doesn't know if aliens are real but directs government to release files on UFOs, more | PBS NewsVintage Computer Ads that Show How Far We've Progressed, 1970-1990Osborne 1 - WikipediaSend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!