Escape From Plan A

Returning guests Mike and Arnav join Filip and Jess to bust some common myths about entrepreneurship in general and the reality of tech startup life that the lifestyle gurus don't show you. We talk about risk management, the trap of VC culture, the (non)existence of work-life balance, money matters, and the role of public vs private sector in the fostering of "innovation." * Special shoutout to our patron Paul for the joke about McKinsey towards the end! Join the discord for more bangers just like it. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Filip (@filipgwriting) REFERENCED RESOURCES: American Gentry by Patrick Wyman | The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/trump-american-gentry-wyman-elites/620151/ Some previous pods with our guests: Mike: https://soundcloud.com/plan-a-magazine/ep-268-making-sense-of-crypto-degeneracy Arnie: https://soundcloud.com/plan-a-magazine/ep-266-unverified-accounts-modern-indian-cinema-and-politics Relevant previous tech pods: https://soundcloud.com/plan-a-magazine/ep-255-what-does-a-ceo-do-anyway https://soundcloud.com/plan-a-magazine/ep-231-quitting-your-startup-to-play-cyberpunk https://soundcloud.com/plan-a-magazine/ep-238-the-side-hustle-economy SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

While the media asks the nation to faux mourn the January 6 'insurrection', we decided we would rather celebrate and remember that 'other' January insurrection: the GameStop short squeeze. Jess, Eliza, Adam, and Teen recall the spontaneous stock market uprising that captivated the entire globe, and what finding comradery online really feels like. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Teen (@mont_jiang) Liza (@aesthdistance1) Adam (@snbatman) REFERENCED RESOURCES: There's Something About Mary bathroom scene: https://youtu.be/vzRuKnb2uuY SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

Welcome, 2022! Teen, Jess, Liza, and Chris get together to talk about Marjorie Taylor Greene's ban from Twitter and social media's power to censor public dialogue. They also delve deeper into the cringey backstory of Corinne Tan, the new Asian American "American Girl" doll. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) Liza (@aesthdistance1) Jess (@cogitatotomato) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Andy Cohen's NYE rant about Bill de Blasio: https://twitter.com/CalebJHull/status/1477280050747744257?s=20 Jay Caspian Kang's tweet on Marjorie Taylor Greene's Twitter ban: https://twitter.com/jaycaspiankang/status/1477665667402780672 Matt Taibbi's article on Loudon County: https://taibbi.substack.com/p/loudoun-county-virginia-a-culture "American Girl" Corinne Tan book summary: https://www.americangirldollnews.com/post/corinne-meet-book-summary-with-spoilers-and-review SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

Liza, Teen, Adam, Jong, Chris, and Filip all gather In this Christmas get-together of an episode to talk about how they spent their holidays, Helen Rosner's tweet about turning 40 during COVID, Jesse Kelly's comments about Chinese skulls, Trump's recent home runs about vaccines and diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics, and more. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Adam (@snbatman) Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) Liza (@aesthdistance1) Jong (@calicoarse) Filip (@filipgwriting) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Helen Rosner's tweet, lamenting turning 40 during COVID: https://twitter.com/hels/status/1472027056460472321?s=20 Jesse Kelly's comments about "Chinese skulls": https://twitter.com/NikkiMcR/status/1472019332507090947 SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

Jess, Adam, Teen and Jong discuss some dissenting takes on mental health. We place too much blame on our parents and childhood, and are burdened with memory into later life. Meanwhile our eagerness to assimilate into toxic social environments gives a pass to the mental burdens of daily life. The answer, my friend, is to trim your bush. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Adam (@snbatman) Teen (@mont_jiang) Jong (@calicoarse) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

Teen, Adam, and Chris talk about reactions to the Peng Shuai incident, desperate American attempts to spark a #MeToo in China, and how American moralism has ramped up as a direct reaction to its deteriorating material conditions. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Adam (@snbatman) Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) REFERENCED RESOURCES: What Peng Shuai’s rape accusation says about China | Vox: https://www.vox.com/2021/12/5/22818595/peng-shuai-disappearance-china-me-too-sexual-assault Tucker Carlson and Nigel Farage interview about COVID's "feminizing" effects: https://twitter.com/NikkiMcR/status/1468704702275670019?s=20 SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

Jess and Chris hit on a grab bag of topics, including Spotify Unwrapped, college debt forgiveness, Ariana Grande's "Asianfishing" thing, and some Christmas movie/TV recommendations. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Jess(@cogitatotomato) Chris (@JesuIntoast) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com UA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

Chris and Filip talk about the differing reactions from the Asian American community to recent videos where the Asian victims fought back compared to when they didn't (namely, the Astroworld fight and the assault on the Philly subway). GoFundMe for Christina Chen, the Asian American girl who was assaulted on Philly subway: https://www.gofundme.com/f/aufh6m-help-christina-recover/share?qid=90dc79e10b0b018f79a58da0d14eda88 Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Chris (@JesuInToast) Filip (@filipgwriting) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

While we have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, it's time for the Asian American Festivus, and ritualized Airing of Grievances. Jess and Teen express not a little anger and frustration about the mass gaslighting of Asian American emotions, particularly around our reactions to Black-on-Asian violence, and how suppression of an uncomfortable topic yields terrible results all around. One of the few times you will hear Asian people going full on about this topic, without carefully tiptoeing around all the liberal-progressive boobytraps that have been set up to suppress the objections of the 'inconvenient' minority. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Jess(@cogitatotomato) Teen (@mont_jiang) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com UA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

Liza, Filip, and Chris talk about the new #1 movie on Netflix, 'Love Hard' starring Nina Dobrev and Jimmy O. Yang. Does a movie about an Asian guy using a white(-passing) guy's pic to catfish a woman veer into a trainwreck, or does it actually have some decent insights? TWITTER: Chris (@JesuInToast) Liza (@aesthdistance1) Filip (@filipgwriting) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com UA Theme: "Chairman Mao" by Bambu