For some reason, YouTube has recently decided that I really like 60-second skits about banks and insurance companies. I’m not sure what I managed to watch or say that persuaded the algorithm that finance is a passion of mine, but here we are.
Among the gurus informing me that using ChatGPT to write a cover letter is the way to go (never mind that I’m not in the market for a job) and urging me to max out my 401k every year is Chris Kohler. He’s not a “business bestie.” He’s an Australian finance nerd with a wry sense of humor who may just convince you that the whole financial edifice we rely on needs to be burned to the ground and rebuilt from scratch. (READ MORE: ‘Antiracism’ is Coming for Medical Science)
He’s roasted higher education and banks for coming up with the student loan system, major news corporations for lying about the economic situation most of the middle class finds itself in right now,…