Ep.443: The End of Neoliberalism and the Coming Storm | Viktor Shvets

Bullish:

• $GLD - Gold recommended as essential insurance asset in extreme scenario of global systemic failure

  • “If insanity premium migrates all across the world and we do become insane... the only assets to hold are gold, Bitcoin, and residency rights in safe neutral countries.”

    Viktor·1:44:53
• $BTC - Bitcoin recommended alongside gold as one of only three rational assets for tail-risk hedging in extreme scenarios

  • “If insanity premium migrates all across the world and we do become insane... the only assets to hold are gold, Bitcoin, and residency rights in safe neutral countries.”

    Viktor·1:44:53
• $DEFENSE - Defense and security investments expected to thrive as wars and conflicts become inevitable across various forms

  • “Bullets and prisons, basically saying that wars are inevitable. We just can debate, cold, hot, civil, whatever it's going to be.”

    Viktor·1:48:54
• $ENTERTAIN - Entertainment sector expected to grow as discouraged populations seek escapism from societal stress

  • “What I call opium of the people, which is entertaining. If people become very discouraged and angry, they need to be entertained in some form.”

    Viktor·1:48:54
• $TECH - Technology's transformative impact viewed as 3,000 times greater than industrial revolutions

  • “Information age has 3,000 times the impact of industrial revolutions.”

    Viktor·33:11
• $STABLES - Stablecoins seen as beneficial for internationalizing the US dollar despite stability concerns

  • “Are there a benefit of internationalizing US dollar more through stablecoins? Absolutely.”

    Viktor·1:43:25

Bearish:

• $LABOR - Human labor value declining as AI and automation reduce marginal utility of work

  • “Marginal utility of labor declines. And the more marginal utility of labor declines, the more when you sit in the chair, the more you feel less useful.”

    Viktor·49:41