The Chad Index Versus Doomer Internet Money: The Breakdown Weekly Recap

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The stock market has long been disconnected from the underlying economy, but much of what happened this week - particularly the pumping of bankrupt company stocks - suggests that something new is afoot. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, NLW breaks down three long-term trends suggested by the so-called Robinhood Rally, including:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The “insurgency” aspect of a generation of young professionals who are willing to play the financial game rather than have it be played for them</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A totally new force in financial media, which could hit like a wrecking ball in one of the stodgiest, traditional media industries </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">An embrace of a certain type of cynicism or nihilism when it comes to the values of financial markets </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on The Breakdown:</span></p> <p>Monday | Why War Reporting Is the Right Mental Model for Today’s Media, Feat. Jake Hanrahan</p> <p>The founder of Popular Front joins NLW for a discussion about protests, media and how the people being covered tend to not reflect divisive politics.</p> <p>Tuesday | What the Stock Market’s ‘Robinhood Rally’ Means for Bitcoin</p> <p>The largest 50-day rally in stock market history and even shares of bankrupt companies are up more than 100%. What is going on?</p> <p>Wednesday | A Vision for Digital Property Rights, Feat. Nic Carter</p> <p>Most people today look at social platforms like any other private company, but what if we saw them as alternative jurisdictions with a new set of property rights?</p> <p>Thursday | Why the Fed Keeps Denying Its Role in Increasing Inequality</p> <p>The Federal Reserve expects low inflation, says rates will stay close to zero through 2022 and keeps lying about the role of central banks in increasing inequali