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.
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ChatGPT Summary of Dragon Kings (Finance).
Comprehensive Summary of "Black Swans, Dragon-Kings and Prediction" Author(s): Didier SornettePublication Date: December 2010Journal/Publisher: ETH Zurich Presentation/Working PaperField/Discipline: Complex Systems, Financial Economics, Statistical Physics, Risk AnalysisDOI/Link: Not explicitly provided (document presented at ETH Zurich, original link: http://www.er.ethz.ch) (Optional) Executive SummaryDidier Sornette challenges the widely popularized concept of "Black Swans"—unpredictable and unknowable rare events—by introducing the … Continue reading ChatGPT Summary of Dragon Kings (Finance).
ChatGPT Deep Research on Dragon Kings (Finance).
I learned about Dragon Kings maybe two or three years ago in my personal research of financial markets and economic history. I found it fascinating, but I remain skeptical on how reliable it could be for predicting and applying it for financial markets. Dragon Kings are essentially extreme events that are anticipated or at least … Continue reading ChatGPT Deep Research on Dragon Kings (Finance).
Going over Stephanie Kelton’s Substack article on Social Security w/ ChatGPT and Milton Friedman GPT.
// Note: Most of the custom GPTs I've created are for my personal use and are not publicly available in the GPT store for obvious reasons—one being concerns over likeness. They may not always perfectly capture or simulate the individual they represent, and it's important to distinguish between what that person might actually say if … Continue reading Going over Stephanie Kelton’s Substack article on Social Security w/ ChatGPT and Milton Friedman GPT.
ChatGPT on the US Economic History and Current Trajectory.
Post WWII — 2025: Insights into fiscal and monetary policies, debt crisis, and more. // Tools used: ChatGPT 4o, ChatGPT Deep Research. Me: Break down this image, its content. Summarize it. ChatGPT: This image is a screenshot of the U.S. Debt Clock website, which displays real-time financial statistics related to the U.S. economy, government debt, … Continue reading ChatGPT on the US Economic History and Current Trajectory.
A Small Coffee Shop vs. the System: A Case Study in How Macro Forces Crush Local Businesses.
// Tools used for this post: Perplexity Deep Research, ChatGPT Deep Research, and ChatGPT 4o. Introduction. In February 2025, a seven-minute TikTok video posted by Rachel Nieves, co-owner of Buddies Coffee Roasters in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, sparked a national conversation about gentrification, small business survival, and Latino cultural preservation in rapidly changing urban landscapes. I came … Continue reading A Small Coffee Shop vs. the System: A Case Study in How Macro Forces Crush Local Businesses.
ChatGPT on AI and the Leverage Paradox: Maximum Gains, Maximum Risk.
David Shapiro, an AI aficionado, whom I followed on X recently (though I've come across one of his videos a few years ago) made an interesting claim that left me quite wary of the future as it concerns AI. He said: Here's why I'm an AI maximalist: First, literally every intellectual domain, from programming to … Continue reading ChatGPT on AI and the Leverage Paradox: Maximum Gains, Maximum Risk.
Using ChatGPT to peer review an article that is critical of the fiat monetary system and write a…
I came across a medium article by stephenstillwell criticizing our monetary or fiat system. In short, he says that the current structure of fiat is severely flawed that is essentially sucking human labor dry, rather than compensating them well for their hard work, if I’m not mistaken and to summarize it in my own words. … Continue reading Using ChatGPT to peer review an article that is critical of the fiat monetary system and write a…
I’m a Non-voter.
https://www.zazzle.com/proud_non_voter_sticker-217946111943348771 In almost every election cycle, the Democratic Party or its supporters love to blame nonvoters for their election losses. Despite other factors contributing to their defeat, I can already predict they’ll point fingers at nonvoters again. I voted for the first time in 2020, despite being eligible in 2016, and yes, it was for … Continue reading I’m a Non-voter.
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