5min chapter

Means of Creation cover image

#7 — Adam Davidson (Part 2), co-founder Planet Money, journalist

Means of Creation

CHAPTER

The Barbelification of the Economy

i think of itas, there's an intimacy and scale, kind of where the middle part is disappearing. What does it mean for the economy and those workers who maybe feel like they are not exceptional o anything? I think your life is permanently worse, unless you can figure out a way not to be mediocre. We've never been in a place where as many people, as huge a percentage of the population is really essentially exposed to the market,. In my book i tell the story of jason blummer, who is a great accountant. He used to have three or 400 clients in the greenville, south carolina area. And he was one of a lot of accountants. But

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode