Gaming Stocks: The History of the Stock Market

Anomie: Anarchy in the 21st Century

English - February 07, 2021 14:40 - 51 minutes - 49.3 MB
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In this week's episode we discuss the recent Game Stop stock/RobinHood Trading App story in the context of the history of the Stock Market in general and the financialisation of the economy since the 1970s. How did one sector of the economy that employs only 4% of workers in the US economy come to dominate the socio-economic culture of the whole "western world"?

If you wish to learn more the following links will provide you with more information about the Game Stop stock story and the history of financialisation:

https://youtu.be/vtIk7WlINPQ

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6RRH7T3lKUTk6DK9PMcSbh?si=4bTPNvEUTYCL-RT1Vxa76Q

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3SLjaK7lXSybxosehWwRdE?si=kMlMJfKsQ4uDJmnh3_dC7A

https://youtu.be/QpG4abBmyoc

https://timdenning.medium.com/the-stock-market-is-a-ponzi-scheme-2776f075b67b

https://youtu.be/wwfM3IKaZgw

https://youtu.be/m9qRLDLtV2M

https://youtu.be/CY9hW4OHXEc

https://youtu.be/zTT4it_f7Jc

https://youtu.be/7Zd24sn7Els

https://youtu.be/BzacCjtibg0

https://youtu.be/xNt9qXOIGDg