Animal Spirits Podcast

Never Pay Off Your Mortgage (EP. 436)

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Oct 29, 2025
Explore how behavior influences bull markets and the surprising number of stocks that outperform the S&P 500. The hosts tackle the implications of 5x leveraged ETFs and debate the potential for bubbles fueled by widespread belief. Consumer spending habits emerge, with $20 lunch trends signaling new norms. They also dive into AI's potential impact on GDP and discuss the pressing need for lower housing prices. Intriguingly, the rise of Halloween decorations reflects shifting cultural values among millennials.
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INSIGHT

AI CapEx Is Real And Depreciation-Heavy

  • Tech megacap firms shifted from asset-light to heavy CapEx, notably in data centers and AI hardware.
  • Kai Wu's depreciation-adjusted CapEx analysis shows unusually high investment intensity versus historic tech cycles.
INSIGHT

AI Likely Diffuses Gradually, Not Instantly

  • Andrej Karpathy frames AI as powerful but evolutionary, not an instantaneous GDP leap.
  • He expects gradual diffusion and transformative daily effects but not an immediate AGI-driven economic surge.
ADVICE

Use Virtual Try-Ons To Improve Fit

  • Try AI-powered virtual try-ons to improve online apparel fit and discovery.
  • Ben Carlson tested Stitch Fix's face and body upload feature and found it useful for previewing clothes.
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