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The Cult of the Ultra-Wealthy (with Ed Elson)

Podcast · ~59 min · Podcast

  • Conversation with Prof G Markets’ Ed Elson on how stock markets have become disconnected from underlying business fundamentals.
  • Discusses regulatory collapse as an enabler of unchecked speculative excess among ultra-wealthy founders and investors.
  • Uses SpaceX’s post-IPO-adjacent troubles as a case study of wealth outrunning operational substance.
  • Critiques the cultural habit of conflating extreme wealth with intelligence or competence — a theme Zitron applies beyond AI specifically here.