This week, Sam is joined by Ezra Marcus, New York magazine writer and trusted male correspondent from the entrepreneurial underworld, for a discussion about the shadow economy, the crisis of masculinity, and his latest article on the lit world of Chrome Hearts resale. They chat Chrome Hearts millionaires, OnlyFans empires, middle school day traders, Gen Z’s search for moral order, NeeDoh playground economics, the lost spirit of rap music, and more!
Links:
The Chrome Hearts Hustle by Ezra Marcus, The Cut
The Porn Addicts Who Tried to Rescue the Camgirls by Ezra Marcus, The Cut
How Everything Became Gambling by Max Read, The New York Times Magazine
Andrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse by Heidi Blake, The New Yorker
Pimp: Story of My Life by Iceberg Slim
The New TikTok Aesthetic is ‘Ball Hog’ by Samuel Hine, The Cut
Chrome Hearts Tags by Lil Uzi Vert
Kids day trading on the school bus, TikTok
6th graders networking on LinkedIn, TikTok
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