Jordan sits down with Reiss Jones to explore how centralization and decentralization shape our economies, cultures, and daily lives. From the food supply chain to dating apps, they unpack how power in many areas of life is extremely concentrated and what it means for Gen Z’s trying to navigate today’s world.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:32 Defining Centralization
07:22 Realities Of Gen Z vs Millennials
09:36 10 Companies Control The Global Food Supply
13:35 Consolidation Is Extremely Powerful
17:20 America’s Broken Food System
19:27 High-Pressure Processing (HPP) Explained
23:55 Distributors Are The Gatekeepers Of Food In America
27:11 Can Decentralization Compete with Scale?
29:16 Technology Should Be The Enabler To Drive System Change
31:06 Centralization In Online The Dating Market
39:27 “Game on the Field” For Gen Z Today
44:06 Cards Are Stacked Against Young Men
47:47 Dark Feminism
50:32 Gen Z’s Reality: Housing, Debt, and Dating Struggles
55:37 Is Entrepreneurship Essential for Gen Z?
57:31 Closing
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