Category: Sociological Imagination

Why is Higher Ed in a Bubble, Part 2. And insights from my Custom ChatGPT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omTJvoA04sw Dad Saves America. I came across a video by Dad Saves America, who is highly critical of higher education primarily because of its higher and higher tuition that never seems to deflate or go down to an affordable price. I agree with this sentiment, as someone who once looked at much of the same … Continue reading Why is Higher Ed in a Bubble, Part 2. And insights from my Custom ChatGPT. →

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. →

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. →

The High Cost of Living in New York City Discussion with ChatGPT. Financialization, Greed, and Corruption have gentrified the city.

Introduction. My take on New York City’s high cost of living crisis is simple: The government’s response was too little, too late. Sure, some things were unforeseeable — like the pandemic and the recent migrant crisis, both of which put immense strain on the city’s resources. But the affordability crisis itself wasn’t a surprise. The warning signs … Continue reading The High Cost of Living in New York City Discussion with ChatGPT. Financialization, Greed, and Corruption have gentrified the city. →

Who really controls the world? Discussion w/ ChatGPT.

Someone shared and recommended a long video essay on the sociology subreddit about conspiracy theories. I knew most of the things on there already, but I have much more sympathy for conspiracy theories and conspiracy theorists. I go down those rabbit holes if they catch my attention to find underlying truths or misinterpretations of the … Continue reading Who really controls the world? Discussion w/ ChatGPT. →

Sharing some of my thoughts after reading Paul Krugman’s latest article.

Paul Krugman is one of the economists I follow because economics is such a complex topic, and I like to learn from various schools of thought, not to mention, I value different perspectives. Despite some of my criticisms and disagreements with some of Krugman's views, also recognizing his biases and blindspots on certain topics he … Continue reading Sharing some of my thoughts after reading Paul Krugman’s latest article. →

Explaining Racial Inequality in Higher Education Using SocioScopeGPT.

The other day when I was having a discussion with ChatGPT to remember a past insight I had on the housing feedback loop, I had the thought to create a custom GPT to explain complexities, because we live in a very highly developed complex society. Thus, rather than focusing on a simple piece of the … Continue reading Explaining Racial Inequality in Higher Education Using SocioScopeGPT. →

“The Ouroboros Fund” Private Equity and Pension Funds.

I was watching a 2019 interview with Aaron Glantz, who wrote a book called Homewrecker about how a handful of politically connected financiers—including Steve Mnuchin, Wilbur Ross, and Blackstone executives—profited immensely off the 2008 housing collapse. A women in the audience asked him a question that was reminiscent to one of my insights when I … Continue reading “The Ouroboros Fund” Private Equity and Pension Funds. →