In this episode, Adam and Jeff tackle the question that's been haunting them: is there literally any good news about artificial intelligence? Also the great "unplugging" of 2026. We finish the show with a nice long rant about the criminally high cost of health insurance in the US.

0:00 - Intro: Is there any good news about AI?

2:00 - Why AI news is always either doom or hype

6:00 - The Industrial Revolution comparison

12:00 - The wrong bet we're making on AI

17:00 - Medical AI: The one bright spot?

23:00 - Gary V on Gen Alpha unplugging

33:00 - Healthcare costs are crushing families

42:00 - Why American healthcare is uniquely cruel

This is Friends You Wish You Had—the weekly reality check-in for Gen Xers and discriminating millennials navigating the chaos of the mid-2020s.