GDP growth was stronger than expected. Unemployment remains historically low. Supply chain issues continue to work themselves out. China is entering a period of strong projected growth. The Fed has even signaled that it will slow the pace of interest rate increases. And yet, the tech sector is laying people off like you read about? What’s behind the doom and gloom in Silicon Valley and some areas on Wall Street? We look into the recent spate of mass layoffs and try to square the tech industry narrative with real economic facts on the ground. But we begin with an update from Max on what’s in the works and behind our recent slowdown in episodes.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:53

Section One: 00:06:26

Section Two: 00:09:39

Section Three: 00:11:25

Section Four: 00:17:02

Outro: 00:19:30

Resources

BNN Bloomberg: San Francisco Mayor Warns of Budget Deficit as Remote Work Hits Revenue

The New York Times: Laid Off in Your Living Room: The Chaos of Remote Job Cuts

Bloomberg: Big Tech Layoffs Are Hitting Diversity and Inclusion Jobs Hard

Forbes: For Laid-Off Tech Workers On H-1B Visas, There Aren’t Enough Jobs To Go Around

The New York Times: For Tech Companies, Years of Easy Money Yield to Hard Times

NPR: 5 takeaways from the massive layoffs hitting Big Tech right now

The New York Times: How Tech Won the Pandemic and Now May Never Lose

Yale University: The Silicon Valley Syndrome

Fast Company: These types of tech workers are most likely to get laid off

Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook

The New York Times: ‘A Perfect Positive Storm’: Bonkers Dollars for Big Tech

Forbes: Spotify, Alphabet And Meta Lead Tech Stock Surge After Massive Layoff Announcements

Fast Company: Wall Street layoffs continue across the board. Here’s the latest.

Forbes: Goldman Sachs And Morgan Stanley Both Miss Earnings Estimates As Mixed Banking Results Continue

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Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, "Unf*cking the Republic."

GDP growth was stronger than expected. Unemployment remains historically low. Supply chain issues continue to work themselves out. China is entering a period of strong projected growth. The Fed has even signaled that it will slow the pace of interest rate increases. And yet, the tech sector is laying people off like you read about? What’s behind the doom and gloom in Silicon Valley and some areas on Wall Street? We look into the recent spate of mass layoffs and try to square the tech industry narrative with real economic facts on the ground. But we begin with an update from Max on what’s in the works and behind our recent slowdown in episodes.
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:53
Section One: 00:06:26
Section Two: 00:09:39
Section Three: 00:11:25
Section Four: 00:17:02
Outro: 00:19:30
Resources
BNN Bloomberg: <a href="https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/san-francisco-mayor-warns-of-budget-deficit-as-remote-work-hits-revenue-1.1860102">San Francisco Mayor Warns of Budget Deficit as Remote Work Hits Revenue</a>
The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/business/layoffs-remote-work.html">Laid Off in Your Living Room: The Chaos of Remote Job Cuts</a>
Bloomberg: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-24/tech-layoffs-are-hitting-diversity-and-inclusion-jobs-hard?leadSource=uverify%20wall">Big Tech Layoffs Are Hitting Diversity and Inclusion Jobs Hard</a>
Forbes: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2022/11/21/h1b-visa-holders-tech-layoffs-job-openings/?sh=26a5997a7193">For Laid-Off Tech Workers On H-1B Visas, There Aren’t Enough Jobs To Go Around</a>
The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/23/technology/tech-interest-rates-layoffs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare">For Tech Companies, Years of Easy Money Yield to Hard Times</a>
NPR: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1150884331/layoffs-tech-meta-microsoft-google-amazon-economy">5 takeaways from the massive layoffs hitting Big Tech right now</a>
The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/technology/silicon-valleys-pandemic-profits.html">How Tech Won the Pandemic and Now May Never Lose</a>
Yale University: <a href="https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/zug2s/">The Silicon Valley Syndrome</a>
Fast Company: <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90820386/types-tech-workers-most-likely-laid-off">These types of tech workers are most likely to get laid off</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10111969612272851">Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook</a>
The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/technology/big-tech-pandemic-economy.html">‘A Perfect Positive Storm’: Bonkers Dollars for Big Tech</a>
Forbes: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2023/01/23/spotify-alphabet-and-meta-lead-tech-stock-surge-after-massive-layoff-announcements/?sh=5ab3501a585b">Spotify, Alphabet And Meta Lead Tech Stock Surge After Massive Layoff Announcements</a>
Fast Company: <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90834580/wall-street-layoffs-list-banks-financial-firms-latest">Wall Street layoffs continue across the board. Here’s the latest.</a> 
Forbes: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/qai/2023/01/18/goldman-sachs-and-morgan-stanley-both-miss-earnings-estimates-as-mixed-banking-results-continue/">Goldman Sachs And Morgan Stanley Both Miss Earnings Estimates As Mixed Banking Results Continue</a> 
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Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, "Unf*cking the Republic."

Unf*cking The Republic® (UNFTR) is a series of audio essays on the grand American experiment lovingly curated and presented by a quasi-anonymous political writer. 

Each essay reflects on a singular topic that is generally misunderstood or purposely obfuscated by the so-called “powers that be.” As we know, history is written by the victors and can be perilously manufactured to favor destructive world views. These views become intractably ingrained in the public consciousness and pervert public policy, oftentimes with horrific results. 

As of this podcast’s founding, we find ourselves living in a true kakistocracy. The disconnect between what we believe and what is actually happening below the surface or in plain sight is where this podcast lives. 

Together we’ll upend conventional wisdom, blow up narratives on the left, right and center and use magical devices like facts, logic and reason to explain how exactly we arrived in bizarro America, the funhouse mirror version of what was originally intended. #UNFTR

Unf*cking The Republic® (UNFTR) is a series of audio essays on the grand American experiment lovingly curated and presented by a quasi-anonymous political writer. 
Each essay reflects on a singular topic that is generally misunderstood or purposely obfuscated by the so-called “powers that be.” As we know, history is written by the victors and can be perilously manufactured to favor destructive world views. These views become intractably ingrained in the public consciousness and pervert public policy, oftentimes with horrific results. 
As of this podcast’s founding, we find ourselves living in a true kakistocracy. The disconnect between what we believe and what is actually happening below the surface or in plain sight is where this podcast lives. 
Together we’ll upend conventional wisdom, blow up narratives on the left, right and center and use magical devices like facts, logic and reason to explain how exactly we arrived in bizarro America, the funhouse mirror version of what was originally intended. #UNFTR

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