The Best One Yet 📅 “Year in Review 2025” — Maxxing, Robots, & Kale Collar Workers
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Dec 22, 2025 In 2025, the business landscape is dominated by three intriguing trends: Maxxing, robots, and kale collar workers. From protein and tariff maxing to the rise of automation, robots are officially getting promoted in various industries. Meanwhile, the emergence of 'kale collar workers' reflects a shift towards affordability and thrift culture. The hosts explore how these themes are reshaping consumer habits and impacting markets, highlighting the quirky trends that define the year.
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Everything Maxing Became The Macro Theme
- 'Maxxing' described how many trends in 2025 escalated to extremes across categories like protein, tariffs, and valuations.
- The hosts conclude that 'everything maxing' produced a 'casino economy' that blended betting, prediction markets, and investing.
Choosing School For Self-Driving Dreams
- Jack recounts choosing University of Michigan partly because he believed self-driving cars were imminent in 2016.
- He contrasts that optimism with 2025's reality, when robo-taxis and business robots finally scaled.
Robo-Taxis Crossed Into The Mainstream
- 2025 marked mainstream adoption of robo-taxis with Waymo, Tesla, and others expanding to multiple cities.
- Waymo reported far fewer accidents, signaling safety gains that accelerated robo-taxi rollout.