This is an episode of The Pomp Podcast with host Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano and guest, Dave Collum, a Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. He is a popular staple of FinTwit and writes one of the best annual summaries at the end of each year.

In this conversation, Dave and Anthony discuss investing, markets, wealth creation, social justice issues, the virus, anatomy of riots, mind alteration, bitcoin, conspiracy theories, and the political landscape.

Pomp writes a daily letter to over 50,000 investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy to understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Background
04:29 - Inflation
11:15 - Pensions & Govt. Program Spending
13:53 - Generational Wealth Loss
16:46 - Valuations
20:14 - Dave's Advice to Younger Generation
23:03 - Bitcoin
31:26 - Year In Review write up
31:56 - Riots
33:41 - China
36:53 - Election
44:41 - Hunter Biden
48:35 - Biden's First Term
50:53 - Kamala Harris Presidency?
52:58 - Divisiveness
56:30 - Becoming Desensitized
58:09 - Climate Change vs. Climate Crises
1:02:10 - Who Controls Twitter?
1:03:34 - Jack Ma
1:06:54 - Trump as an "outsider"
01:09:00 - Content Consumption
01:17:40 - Sleep
01:19:0 - Where to find Dave
01:19:36 - Where to read the "Year in Review"