Animal Spirits Podcast · The Compound

Everyone Hates AI (EP. 453)

·1 hr 18 min·5 clips
Michael Batnick predicts AI will lead to layoffs where people lose vacations, move homes, and face irreversible financial ruin.
Michael and Ben discuss a viral AI doom article predicting massive white-collar job loss and a market crash by 2028. They debate the human impact, market overreactions, and counterarguments about productivity and human relationships. The conversation also covers private credit turmoil, stock picks, and broader economic trends.

As heard by us

Market anxiety, Mag 7 pressure, and a steady question of whether the correction is already underway.

The episode treats market anxiety as a starting point, then widens into a cleaner question: if earnings and revenue growth are still holding up, why does the market feel so brittle?

Read the full review in PlayNext →

Why you'd press play

You want the market backdrop translated into actual risk.

Read the full recommendation in PlayNext →
Listen to the show on