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\ud83c\udf55\ud83c\udf7f The Midweek Mix-U<\/strong>p
One story. Too many headlines.<\/em> – <\/strong>It started when German Chancellor Olaf Scholz<\/strong> warned Europe to brace for a \u201cchallenging economic year,\u201d right as U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen<\/strong> told Americans the economy is actually doing \u201cpretty okay, sarcastically and statistically speaking.\u201d Naturally, markets reacted by panicking for three hours due to hunger pains calming down only when Domino’s was ordered for lunch, and then panicking again after someone misread the order spreadsheet adding anchovies to everything. Analysts at the OECD<\/strong> (that\u2019s the Officially Explaining Complicated Decisions<\/em> people) said consumers are \u201cconfused,\u201d which tracks, because eggs cost more than movie tickets while streaming services like Netflix are continually raising prices like there’s a Marvel Phase 9 announcement on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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markets reacted by panicking for three hours due to hunger pains calming down only when Domino’s was ordered for lunch<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, over in Asia, China\u2019s Ministry of Commerce<\/strong> announced new policies to boost domestic confidence, while UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak<\/strong> reminded everyone that global cooperation is important, preferably before dinner. Climate experts from the World Health Organization<\/strong> (aka the Who) added that rising temperatures are stressing health systems and burger joints worldwide, which explains why everyone feels overheated, under caffeinated (yet coffee drinking is on the rise), and emotionally fragile \u2014 like popcorn left too long in the microwave on the verge of burning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tech leaders jumped in too, with OpenAI competitors<\/strong>, Silicon Valley CEOs, and at least one guy named \u201cChad\u201d on a podcast saying AI will either save humanity or steal everyone\u2019s job by next Tuesday and drain their bank accounts saving us all from scammers. Governments promised \u201cguardrails,\u201d tech firms promised \u201cinnovation,\u201d and the rest of us promised to stop doom-scrolling after one more headline\u2026 which turned into twelve after twelve midnight. By the end of the day, the world luckily hadn\u2019t ended, a two egg dinner was still expensive, and someone definitely stole the last slice of pizza out of the break room fridge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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