It is in this sense that the carnival of FinTwit is truly a social and psychological phenomenon, one sustained by the convergence of economic desperation, platforms designed for addiction, influencer monetization, permissive disclosure regimes and a culture that has somehow managed to elevate conviction above analysis. Here, Robinhood's name is uttered so that the poor might think they have a fighting chance against the rich, but this promise obscures an inherently extractive architecture.

Pokémon is a global phenomenon. I'm absolutely convinced that if the world suffered an apocalypse tomorrow, the following day the global currency would be Pokémon cards. Pokémon cards are beating the S&P 500 by 3,000 percent. Emanating from Japan, it really took hold around the world in the late '90s and early 2000s. It then had a zenith moment and then a nadir moment, and ever since then, it's been on a parabolic growth curve. And that really has driven the international market expansion for trading cards.

Pokemon collecting and value, previously