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Today’s show:
It’s a News and Off-Duty weekend roundup!
AngelList’s USVC fund is open to anyone with $500, but it’s getting pushback on social media. Do the critics have a point?
A Special Forces soldier made $409K betting on the military’s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Is the world just a big casino now?
And a NYT podcast defends shoplifting and explores “social murder.” Find out why Jason says they crossed the line.
Plus: Why you should teach your kids about investment and more, Off-Duty streaming and book recommendations.
Related Links
USVC: https://usvc.com/
AngelList: https://www.angellist.com/
Naval Ravikant on X: https://x.com/naval
“Don’t Listen to the Peanut Gallery; USVC is a Watershed Moment” by Hari Raghavan: https://x.com/haridigresses/status/2047503944839016681
@Covered_Call USVC tweet: https://x.com/covered_call/status/2047020060900733306
Forge Global: https://forgeglobal.com/
Calm: https://www.calm.com/
Full DOJ indictment of Gannon Ken Van Dyke: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-soldier-charged-using-classified-information-profit-prediction-market-bets
NYT “The Opinions” podcast: “The Rich Don’t Play by the Rules. So Why Should I?” https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010849055/the-rich-dont-play-by-the-rules-so-why-should-i.html
Hasn Piker on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/hasanabi
New Yorker: Jia Tolentino: https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/jia-tolentino
NYT: Nadja Spiegelman: https://www.nytimes.com/by/nadja-spiegelman
Jia Tolentino on X: https://x.com/jiatolentino
Garry Kasparov on X: https://x.com/kasparov63
Prof G Media: https://www.profgmedia.com/
Kids Investment Club: https://www.kidsinvestmentclub.com/
Time stamps:0:00 Intro
1:18 Naval's $500 VC Fund Explained
5:54 Should You Trust Critics With 2K Followers?
7:21 Learn By Betting — Jason's Philosophy
10:10 Northwest Registered Agent - Get more when you start your business with Northwest. In 10 clicks and 10 minutes, you can form your company and walk away with a real business identity — Learn more at https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist
12:30 The Maduro Polymarket Scandal
13:28 Should the Military Bet on Missions?
19:55 LinkedIn Jobs - Hire right, the first time. Post your first job and get $100 off towards your job post at https://LinkedIn.com/twist
29:32 NYT Defends Theft & "Social Murder"
30:28 There Is No Moral Equivalence
33:41 The Nepo Baby Behind the Article
35:42 Prof G's "Resist & Unsubscribe" Movement
37:54 Walk The Walk — Hasan, Bernie & Performative Outrage
44:49 Teaching Kids About Money
48:21 The Rich Get Richer & The Poor Stay Poor
Off Duty Recommendations
“The Complete Maus” by Art Spiegelman: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
“Thinking in Bets” by Annie Duke: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Bets-Making-Smarter-Decisions/dp/0735216355
“Queen of Chess” trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pmJgtLKBXg
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