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The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)
by Steve Faktor | SteveFaktor.com
Strategist, futurist & provocateur Steve Faktor rates which trends will shape your future & which won’t. Subscribe 📧 at SteveFaktor.com for all charts, analyses & predictions
Episodes
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Never Close Your Eyes In Canada (The Real Price of “Free” Healthcare)
https://youtu.be/cD01tFE-_LM The real price of Europe and Canada’s “free” healthcare has is an intervention…with a body count, measured in energy, taxes, AI, and other self-inflicted wounds. Spoiler alert: I don’t really think Europe and Canada are murdering their citizens to make their…
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BILLIONS OF INTERNS: Will AI Steal Your Job?
https://youtu.be/Eanr77K2Vuo “In 2023, I thought AI was like releasing billions of “workers” into our economy…But the more I use it, the more I realize we unleashed billions of interns…One in seven is a star. The others are favors to your neighbor in Connecticut.” – BILLIONS OF INTERNS…Will Steal...
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EP5.9: A Less Tarrifying Way To Bring Manufacturing Back
https://youtu.be/pHq1cENJntk In business, all things move to remove friction — cost, complexity, labor. So reviving manufacturing, a people, capital, and energy-intensive industry in a digital service economy, seems regressive and unsustainable. Reminds me of crypto, which was supposed to replace...
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Did Europe Surrender to Trump? Will US Manufacturing Boom?
https://youtu.be/7Pfd_bqIXtY Like Japan, Europe just agreed to a 15% across-the-board tariff, while the US will enjoy no tariffs on its exports to EU. Europe promised additional investments in the US, along with energy and weapons purchases. Europeans are ”appalled” at this deal, which looks like...
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EP5.8: 5 Ways Trump is Amputating America’s Power
https://youtube.com/shorts/QAdIFUnotPs?feature=share In the last installment, I was practically fawning (by my standards) over Trump’s ability to see a future the rest of us can’t. With manufacturing, he’s doubling down on the physical world, the place least susceptible to AI disruption. The...
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EP5.7: What Trump Knows…That We Don’t (About Manufacturing & The Economy)
https://youtube.com/shorts/bCxuEINqlyw?feature=share In this newsletter, I’ll do something a little different. I’ll republish “The Debt Spiral” from my 2011 book, Econovation, along with an explanation of each step. I’d probably make a few tweaks if I were doing it today, but it stands the test…
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EP5.6: What’s Trump’s Endgame for Tariffs & Manufacturing?
https://youtube.com/shorts/lFtOziQXPNM?feature=share Finally, does Trump have a plan? Yes. Can it deliver the results America needs? Reply hazy, try again. I lay out the plan and my issues with it here. Then, finish this series with a BANG over the next three killer episodes. All the charts and...
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EP5.5: Can Manufacturing Bring Jobs Back? [A Special Series On What Manufacturing Can Do For You]
https://youtube.com/shorts/IO1e5QyxlHc?feature=share It all starred with this Twitter scribble from 2019… https://twitter.com/ideafaktory/status/1159818822393708545 Here’s a clean look at that graphic from the video. The percentages are illustrative, but echo the wage info below: Today, it’s more...
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EP5.4: Can Manufacturing Come Back? [A Special Series On What Manufacturing Can Do For You]
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZXhVK-bK_A8?feature=share As I said in the video, the DNA of the world has changed. Tariffs can’t undo 30 years of manufacturing decline. But what I couldn’t mention in the video is manufacturing never really shrank in America, depending on how you measure. And it’s a...
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EP5.3: Globalism’s Dirty Little Secret [A Special Series On What Manufacturing Can Do For You]
https://youtube.com/shorts/4qoM0uWs7-M?feature=share Does America need to make Dodges AND di***s? Trump thinks so. He’s not just targeting strategic industries but ALL industries with tariffs. Why?? I used to think that was dumb. For years, I wrote that the US can’t rely on China for critical...
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Ep5.2: WTH Is Wrong With Our Military? [A Special Series On What Manufacturing Can Do For You]
The US military is in trouble & it's the biggest reason we're talking about manufacturing in America and tariffs right now.
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Ep5.1: America Hangs by Two Threads [A Special Series On What Manufacturing Can Do For You]
In this first of a 9-part series on manufacturing, I explain the 2 strings holding up the entire US economy
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Ep4: Who’s really beating up Asians?
You won't believe what hackers just uncovered...or maybe you will.
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EP3: Why are there so many of THEM??
Americans’ perceptions of reality are wildly off. I noted in the video that a big reason is media narratives. But it’s not the only reason. Let’s break down the five big reasons reality is distorted and apply them to some of our biggest misperceptions.
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Ep2: The Chart Climate Activists Don’t Want You To See
When it comes to climate change, things aren’t as dire as they seem. Three reasons not to panic:
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Ep1: Should government provide healthcare?
What if healthcare isn't a market commodity or human right, but something else..? Follow as Steve Faktor rates which trends will shape your future and which won't. Get all charts & analyses in The Trendaddy newsletter at https://SteveFaktor.com
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Big Announcement: I’m Transitioning
Sneak peak at the future of The McFuture
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Figure it out, Abdul — The Trump-Harris Debate Surprise
the world's greatest nonpartisan debate analysis with surprise ending
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Is Google rAIcist? | The McFuture Podcast
What does the Google Gemini AI debacle reveal about the company, the future of AI, and ourselves?
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Are We The Baddies? My Putin-Tucker Revelations
HUGE revelations from Tucker Carlson's interview of Vladimir Putin that might make you wonder, "Are we the baddies?"
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Decolonized, Demoralized, Dehumanized: The Lost Israel-Palestine Narratives [The McFuture Podcast]
https://youtu.be/mgOHTkhJwXA Notice how quickly we went from “We’re just criticizing Israel’s policies!” to celebrating executions of Jews and bombing synagogues. Hamas’s barbaric terrorist attack not only exposed Israel’s fragility, but a global network of antisemitism in academia, media, and…
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10 Radical Ideas To Reanimate The CNN Zombie & Reinvent TV News
10 radical ideas for reinventing CNN & saving dying cable TV news networks.
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WHY??? — Steve Faktor On The ‘Every Step’ Podcast
Steve's finest rants on the slippery “why?” of business & finding the passion from The Every Step podcast
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What We’re Forbidden To Say About Aging, Immigration & Wakanda | The McFuture Podcast
The ONE TREND that will decide future of humanity is buried deep inside a conspiracy theory whose name we dare not speak.
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Fixing Bud Light’s Hannibal Lecter Strategy | The McFuture
Why the real problem with Bud Light's Dylan Mulvaney trans influencer campaign is...Hannibal Lecter.
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CheatGPT & Other Devious ‘Open Hacks’ | The McFuture Podcast
What do Netflix, Google, ChatGPT, New York Times, and Chipotle have in common? Open hacks. A devious little mind trick that makes us feel special and gets us to buy more.
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Surviving Twitter | The McFuture Podcast
7 Ways To Survive Twitter, 4 Building Blocks For Successful Communities & 100% free of Elon love or hate!
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That Socialistic Feeling | The McFuture Podcast
Taking on all our ill-conceived flavors of socialism — private college, housing & mortgages, crypto, crazy Fed incompetence, and much much more.
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Defective Altruism | The McFuture Podcast
Steve mud-wrestles "effective altruism" & "long-termism" to conjure a novel, sane & entertaining take on these bastard children of philanthropy.
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BANKMAN, FRIED: The Circumcised Chronicles Of A Bahamian-American Hero
America's newest superhero, BankMan & his sidekick, Math Girl are here to save us. When business and satire are indistinguishable, THIS is the FTX you need.
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Rotten, Rotten Tomatoes | The McFuture Podcast
Business breakdowns of the movie industry, medicalizing America, ungrateful billionaires, conspiracies, & of course Rotten Tomatoes.
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All’s Well That’s Orwell
Facebook Zombies, AI Masters, Persuasion Paradox & Doomed Millennials
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WOKE WAR III
BIG revelations about the forces tearing America apart & clues on what might bring it together.
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How Princeton Manufactured Minorities & You Can Too!
It turns out there's a huge loophole in #DEI...and everyone's in on it, except YOU! A must-watch episode.
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Jungle Fever
How good intentions of the Climate Change NARRATIVE create AWFUL policies that HURT the environment. A tasty sampling.
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(Work) At Home, FOREVER!
Why #workfromhome is not what you think. Careful what you wish for. A tour-de-force on the #futureofwork.
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#CRYPTOCRASH: 10 Reasons I Don’t Invest in Crypto, Bitcoin or Blockchain
Recovering finance executive's unconventional & philosophical take on the crypto narrative
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RECESSIONOMICS: Will There Be A Recession in 2022?
Everything is stupid and stupendous, all at once. Is this a recipe for recession? If so, how serious? Your answers, delivered delightfully & irreverently.
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Our Secret Energy War | The McFuture Podcast
A crafty secret enemy has co-opted Western media & citizens to sabotage our energy independence & succeeded!
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Wrath of the Egonomists: Why Economists WERE So Wrong About Inflation?
Seven reasons economists were dead wrong about inflation, energy prices, and so much more.
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Leave Klaus Schwab Alone! The Global Reset In Sanity
Are the scary conspiracies about Klaus Schwab, his World Economic Forum, Davos & The Great Reset true? Wrong question!
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How Will The Ukraine-Russia War End? Scenarios, Solutions & The Salami Guys
Deep thoughts & deep laughs on how & why this war ends—and the surprising role of salami!
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Liar, Liar, Ukraine On Fire! | The Russia Fallout, Part 1
Russia's Ukraine invasion is also the story of American conspiracy, propaganda, and corruption...that isn't being told. What happens when a natural skeptic discovers that conspiracy and propaganda now live in plain sight? He finds exposure is a brilliant disguise.
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A Ukrainian-American Immigrant Confronts Putin, Power & Patriotism | The McFuture w/Steve Faktor
As Putin & Russia attack Ukraine, Steve Faktor confronts uncomfortable truths about power, patriotism & his own identity as a Ukrainian-American immigrant. A tour-de-force. Truly one of the best episodes of The McFuture – and on this subject.
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THE META HEARSE: Is There A Metaverse After Facebook?
Is the demise of #Facebook’s #metaverse a sign that The Matrix is just a movie — and Steve is just another sci-fi dork? This episode explores what the real path to The Matrix demands. Hint: it's not #VR.
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Inhuman Resources | The McFuture w/Steve Faktor
A great set of rants about work, corporate, startup &academia grievances & how to fix them all! …or keep them from making you crazy
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Into The Zuckerverse, Maggots! | The McFuture w/Steve Faktor
A reckless romp through the perverse economics of the metaverse, bugs, inflation, crypto, green energy & much more!
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University of Austin: The New Harvard…Or Trader Joe’s?
https://youtu.be/llhhTQWI19w Can the new University of Austin, based on principles of free speech, and founded by famous liberal academics and journalists, disrupt academia? A short episode on what it will take to disrupt education and the college crime syndicate. Watch the video version here and...
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How To Conquer The World With Reciprocity
How The 4As of Reciprocity will help YOU conquer a world of weak allies
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MLK Was Wrong: Friends Are NOT Allies
Why MLK's famous quote was wrong, secret of the booming Allyship Industry & our last source of reliable allies.
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Strategist, futurist & provocateur Steve Faktor rates which trends will shape your future & which won’t. Subscribe 📧 at SteveFaktor.com for all charts, analyses & predictions
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