Miscellaneous
In this week's episode we discuss the recent Game Stop stock/RobinHood Trading App story in the context of the history of the Stock Market in general and the financialisation of the economy since the 1970s. How did one sector of the economy that employs only 4% of workers in the US economy come to dominate the socio-economic culture of the whole "western world"? If you wish to learn more the following links will provide you with more information about the Game Stop stock story and the history of financialisation: https://youtu.be/vtIk7WlINPQ https://open.spotify.com/episode/6RRH7T3lKUTk6DK9PMcSbh?si=4bTPNvEUTYCL-RT1Vxa76Q https://open.spotify.com/episode/3SLjaK7lXSybxosehWwRdE?si=kMlMJfKsQ4uDJmnh3_dC7A https://youtu.be/QpG4abBmyoc https://timdenning.medium.com/the-stock-market-is-a-ponzi-scheme-2776f075b67b https://youtu.be/wwfM3IKaZgw https://youtu.be/m9qRLDLtV2M https://youtu.be/CY9hW4OHXEc https://youtu.be/zTT4it_f7Jc https://youtu.be/7Zd24sn7Els https://youtu.be/BzacCjtibg0 https://youtu.be/xNt9qXOIGDg