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  1. Exactly. It's like asking "Does Joe Rogan really have an audience?". You might not like it or fall into that demo, but it's a well-known and established brand with a loyal and faithful following.
  2. It's the weekend now-- all things will settle down and the weekend will pour cold water on all this from a PR perspective, I bet.
  3. I think you are spot on. And Elon has made many, many millionaires and billionaires who were early investors of his, so to your point it does make sense that he's still viewed a winning horse even though he can't manage his way out of a wet paperbag.
  4. I agree that there are political ramifications and that it's a nearly impossible, gordian knot ask of the Fed to not impact or influence political sentiment (and thereby elections, potentially) one way or another.
  5. I agree with your thesis, however what you are describing when you say "America's broadview of food and food industry is...." is vague. Is it the reliance on preservatives and fast food and corn syrup? Because...agreed. On one hand you agree that food is part (and for some a large part) of culture. You reference the Italian culture of foods. But then it seems as if you dismiss the American culture of food (by comparing it unfavorably to the Italian culture you lead with) because it feels like you are failing to accept that the American culture of food (especially in the South) is one where meat is the staple and at the forefront. We must have our BBQ. We must have our bone-in ribeyes. Our beef cheeserburgers. Beef Fajitas. Chorizo tacos. Chicken tamales. Bacon and Sauage and Fried Eggs. It's necessarily different than how Italy does food because it's a different culture. Now if you are saying that the Italian culture is sustainable and not just in the perspective of sustainability of earth (e.g. mediterrenean diet/health/humans) then I agree that the American culture is problematic, but I don't think wishcasting for it to adopt an Italian view of food, as an example for this conversation, is fruitful or helpful. I made a short story long here, but the point I'm trying to drive home is: food is a part of culture and culture is acted upon and experienced by and in and around people, and people make up regional populations and so disrupting that will take a lot more than just meeting the bar; it will have to go above and beyond the status quo. Fake meat and inferior substitues will have to not only be "as good" but much, much better to catch on. In the absence of that, regulation will need to occur to change behavior IMO.
  6. Who is they? The Fed? The alleged non-political, election-agnostic agency?
  7. Ok, cool. Hook 'Em.
  8. Investors love this guy though: Elon Musk’s xAI is reportedly close to raising $6 billion. The fund-raising round, which would include investors such as Sequoia Capital, would value the artificial intelligence start-up at about $18 billion, according to The Information. It would be one of the biggest cash hauls in an A.I. start-up amid a heated innovation race, and shows investors are spreading their bets: Sequoia is already a big investor in OpenAI. ETA Link: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/musks-xai-is-close-to-raising-6-billion-from-sequoia-others
  9. I can tell. Because it's stylized as "PwC" as any self-respecting accountant or consultant or finance professional knows.
  10. 1) They are going to keep a huge footprint in Austin-- just won't be WHQ. 2) This seems like it has everything to do with the Cerner acquisition and their strategies around HLS. 3) Good riddance-- Oracle is the worst.
  11. I feel attacked! Kidding, but I am one of those who mentally or psychologically can't wrap my head around enjoying plant or lab grown meat and when I've had it (wife buys/cooks it) I choke it down and am saddened by the experience. I think it's because I look at meals and food from an epicurean perspective and, as a gourmand, enjoy food for the delictability and richness. It's a cultural thing for a lot of people (e.g. Italians, the South, etc.) who appreciate food-- and meals / mealtimes-- as more than just the ingestion of biomaterial to breakdown into chemicals for fuel, but as an experience of the human condition. If I were one of those who just saw food as fuel and wanted to bodymax, then I would mew between my beyond meat patty and imitation crab meat, I guess. BUT, there is a whole 'nother generation being raised almost wholly on vape pens, adderall and electrolyte water in their Stanley's that will lead humanity into the future of weird meatstuffs.
  12. the Fed is stuck in “monetary policy purgatory,” said KPMG’s chief economist, as it deliberates if and when it will cut rates. All options are on the table, including a dreaded rate hike.
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