Why does the world feel so unstable right now? In this episode of Shimmy Says, Alan Shimel breaks down the collision of forces reshaping the global economy in real time: the AI arms race, mass infrastructure spending, tech layoffs, power-hungry data centers, rising debt and the growing pressure on workers and businesses to adapt. This is not just a conversation about artificial intelligence. It is a conversation about what happens when AI, robotics, quantum computing and national competition all accelerate at once. From payroll cuts funding AI buildouts to the global race for compute, energy and sovereignty, the disruption is already here. But this episode is not doom and gloom. It is also about opportunity. Why this moment may create one of the greatest entrepreneurial openings of our lifetime, and why the people who learn, adapt and build now may be the ones who define what comes next. If you are trying to understand where the economy, technology and your own career are headed, this one is for you.
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