Wed. 1/27 - Putting Your Money In GameStop is Old News

<p><strong><em>A brief dip into the GameStop Wall Street mayhem. A new water-is-wet kind of study proving that money indeed can buy you happiness. And the story of some students who just found out their new professor this semester has been dead for two years.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Audible, <a href="http://audible.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">audible.com/kottke</a> or text kottke to 500-500 to start your 30-day free trial</li><li>The Jordan Harbinger Show, <a href="http://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">jordanharbinger.com/subscribe</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/27/gamestop-stock-market-retail-wall-street" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How GameStop found itself at the center of a groundbreaking battle between Wall Street and small investors</a> (The Guardian)</li><li><a href="https://www.garbageday.email/p/happy-birthday-guy-fieri" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Happy birthday, Guy Fieri</a> (Garbage Day)</li><li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdvgy/send-this-to-anyone-who-wants-to-know-wtf-is-up-with-gamestop-stock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Send This to Anyone Who Wants to Know WTF Is Up With GameStop Stock</a> (Vice)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/williamlegate/status/1354166397874671616" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brief GameStop explainer and updates</a> (William LeGate, Twitter)</li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/14/03/the-first-national-bank-of-gamestop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The First National Bank of GameStop</a> (Kottke)</li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-25/can-money-buy-you-happiness-yes-but-there-s-a-catch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Can Money Buy You Happiness? Yes, But There's a Catch</a> (Bloomberg)</li><li><a href="https://www.chronicle.com/article/dead-man-teaching" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dead