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

<p>Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi &amp; Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.</p><br><p>Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/ZIK319OVAyM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/ZIK319OVAyM</a></p><br><p>Listen into our group chat on Telegram:</p><p><a href="https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice</u></a></p><br><p>Let us know what you think on Twitter:</p><p><a href="https://www.twitter.com/bzaidi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>@bzaidi</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.twitter.com/trungtphan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>@trungtphan</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.twitter.com/jackbutcher" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>@jackbutcher</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.twitter.com/niapodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>@niapodcast</u></a><u> </u></p><br><p>Timestamps:</p><ul><li>0:00:00 – Intro + What Is The Metaverse? Facebook Becomes Meta</li><li>0:08:15 – Virtual Worlds + Mark Zuckerberg Presentation</li><li>0:12:57 – What Can Facebook Build?</li><li>0:18:46 – VR, Black Mirror + Big Tech Rebrands</li><li>0:24:30 – Hiring Talent, Culture-Based Products + Hardware</li><li>0:28:15 – NIA Going Showbiz</li><li>0:30:06 – Threat of Hyperinflation + Cathie Wood’s Deflation Argument</li><li>0:37:41 – Money Supply + Supply Chains</li><li>0:42:43 – Experiencing Inflation in Vietnam</li><li>0:46:49 – Behavioral Outcome + Social Support</li><li>0:53:39 – Flexport CEO On Supply Chain</li><li>1:00:38 – Jack Worked In A Honda Factory</li><li>1:09:43 – Wage Inflation</li><li>1:15:36 – Debt Cycles + Labor Market</li><li>1:21:09 – Fun Fact Phan: Why US Healthcare Is Tied To Employment</li></ul><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy