Michael Girdley

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The internet reminds you constantly why everything you read should be considered false until proven true.

NEW LONG FORM VIDEO: Why the Pokémon card market is heading for a crash On September 28, 2026, a rare Pikachu Pokémon card sold at auction for an astonishing $8.4 million. But just eight weeks earlier, another card with the exact same grade sold for around $80,000, a tiny fraction of that price. What's even more surprising is that neither card was entirely unique. Grading companies have identified at least 57 other examples with the same grade, while the Pokémon Company printed roughly 10 billion cards in the previous year alone. Despite the massive supply, certain Pokémon cards continue to sell for extraordinary amounts of money. But behind these prices is a market driven by three major players, and only one of them truly needs prices to stay high. So how did collectible Pokémon cards become a multimillion-dollar market, and what happens when the hype finally starts to fade? This is the rise and inevitable fall of Pokémon cards.

I love when a business finds an efficiency that seems crazy. Like Waffle House arranging condiments on the plate instead of using a POS for orders. Then their cooks turn out 4 meals in 3 minutes. What else is like this?

This is the most creative email scam I’ve seen. Read it and see if you can guess how they do it. I’ll post the answer shortly.

NEW LONG FORM VIDEO: Why Movie Theaters are dying In 1946, just after World War II, nearly two-thirds of Americans went to the movies every single week. Theaters sold around 4 billion tickets annually in a country with a population of just 140 million people. Today, America's population has more than doubled, yet the average person visits a movie theater fewer than three times a year. The industry has struggled with declining attendance, and just a few years ago, one of the country's largest theater chains came dangerously close to bankruptcy. It's easy to blame the decline of movie theaters on streaming services, YouTube, or TikTok. But surprisingly, this isn't the first time the industry has faced a crisis. Movie theaters have nearly collapsed four times throughout history, and each time, they managed to survive. So what's different this time? And can movie theaters make another comeback? This is the rise and fall of movie theaters.

If this money-making technique is so awesome, why are they giving it away on social media? (I know this is depressing, so here's an idea that will actually change your life to make you feel better.)

Wild trying to determine how AI will change the world and you see two tweets in a row like this.