Author: Social Scholarly

A truth seeker first and foremost. I'm not afraid to plunge down the rabbit hole and I'm curious of everything. Knowledge gives you power, and with that power you must use it wisely. Reading, thinking, and writing is how I exercise my mind. "Keep your heart warm, eyes sharp, brain keen, and mind open."

The real reason for the tariff pause, and the fragility of financial markets. Includes insights from ChatGPT.

https://fortune.com/2025/04/20/bond-market-chaos-hedge-funds-world-shadow-banks-regulation/ // Fortune article is behind a paywall. I saw this headline the other day that some folks shared on social media: "Hedge funds are the new ‘shadow banks’—and some are worried they pose a systemic threat to financial stability." In my head, I found the headline utterly stupid, primarily because anything outside traditional banking … Continue reading The real reason for the tariff pause, and the fragility of financial markets. Includes insights from ChatGPT. →

What is Philosophy? Who could be granted the label of a Philosopher? Insights from ChatGPT.

I've seen some podcasts last week with the controversial Philosopher Jason Jorjani, who impressed me with his deep and wide-ranging intellect. Although I'm not particularly deep down the rabbit hole in the UFO (or UAP phenomenon as it is now known), as he is. He considers himself a heretic because he was fired from his … Continue reading What is Philosophy? Who could be granted the label of a Philosopher? Insights from ChatGPT. →

ChatGPT’s breakdown of Paul Krugman’s interview with Nathan Tankus Part II.

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/nathan-tankus-part-ii?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=277517&post_id=161655244&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1hk5eb&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email User: first part: TRANSCRIPT: ChatGPT: 🧙🏾‍♂️<contemplator>Alright... let's start small... tiny observations first... Paul Krugman opens casually. Hmm. Very informal. Almost like... he's trying to set a tone of "we're just two people trying to figure out a crazy world." Not an authority dictating a narrative. Maybe even subtly acknowledging uncertainty himself? That's interesting. He … Continue reading ChatGPT’s breakdown of Paul Krugman’s interview with Nathan Tankus Part II. →

Part 2: Deep Research Financial Systemic Risk by ChatGPT.

User: Deep Research Prompt: You are a forensic macro-financial analyst specializing in surfacing hidden risk and systemic interdependencies. Your mindset is cautious, skeptical, and multi-layered. temperature: 0.3 (for rigor and focus)max tokens: 8000–12000 (for full exploration) You are a forensic financial systems researcher. Your task is to uncover, cross-map, and explain the hidden risks, latent … Continue reading Part 2: Deep Research Financial Systemic Risk by ChatGPT. →

ChatGPT’s Deep Research on Financial Systemic Risk.

User: Prompt: 🎛️ System Prompt (Internal Instructions to the Model)System Message:
You are a Deep Research Analyst designed to uncover hidden risks, systemic vulnerabilities, and critical interconnections across complex financial, economic, and regulatory domains.Your priorities are: Think slow and carefully before answering. Always prefer cautious reasoning over quick assumptions. Analyze sources rigorously; do not summarize blindly. … Continue reading ChatGPT’s Deep Research on Financial Systemic Risk. →

ChatGPT’s break down of Peter Schiff’s Masterclass on the 2000s housing bubble.

https://youtu.be/jj8rMwdQf6k?si=_zti8RtneRDqglrp Peter Schiff's Masterclass on the housing bubble. Peter Schiff recently reposted on X an old speech he gave to mortgage bankers on November 13th, 2006. In it, he presented his prescient bear thesis about what would occur to the housing bubble, mortgages that were packaged and sliced up in the financial system, and the … Continue reading ChatGPT’s break down of Peter Schiff’s Masterclass on the 2000s housing bubble. →

ChatGPT’s full breakdown of the economic debate: Should the U.S. federal government make reducing the national debt a fiscal priority?

https://www.youtube.com/live/eyDVycbRGp0?si=NNyO1-u-VchiiK5f Steamboat Institute. Description: The Steamboat Institute, in partnership with the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, is proud to present a compelling debate on the following resolution: "Be it resolved, the U.S. federal government should make reducing the national debt a fiscal priority." Arguing the affirmative is Steve Moore, Senior Visiting Fellow … Continue reading ChatGPT’s full breakdown of the economic debate: Should the U.S. federal government make reducing the national debt a fiscal priority? →

ChatGPT’s Recap and follow-up to the article, “When the Dollar Stops Flowing.”

https://goorha.medium.com/when-the-dollar-stops-flowing-2d94cb7b87d7 Discussion w/ ChatGPT4o. User: There’s a fascinating article I want you to break down for me as I give you some passages in parts. ChatGPT: Absolutely — go ahead and share the first passage whenever you’re ready. I’ll dive into it with deep, step-by-step analysis as we go. User: (copy and paste the first half). ChatGPT: … Continue reading ChatGPT’s Recap and follow-up to the article, “When the Dollar Stops Flowing.” →

Applying a sociological lens to answer a Reddit question with ChatGPT and an explanation of Sociology as a discipline.

Reddit Post from 6 months ago. I saw a Reddit post that I think was a great example to explain sociology as a discipline, at least one aspect of it. It is the broadest and big picture of the social sciences that dwells usually in the realm of theory but is still related to the real … Continue reading Applying a sociological lens to answer a Reddit question with ChatGPT and an explanation of Sociology as a discipline. →