Escape From Plan A

Marcus and Karthik of Left Flank Vets discuss with Teen Plan A Magazine's goals, the role of immigrants in maintaining the ideology of American Exceptionalism, and whether this is a true moment of inflection and crisis.

Capitalism runs on blood, and War is the top donor. Left Flank Vets are a leftist anti-war cooperative of post 9/11 veterans fighting against military recruitment efforts.

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YouTube

YouTube link: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LlXp8vWMIQ)

Left Flank Vets Twitch: (https://www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets)

Left Flank Vets (https://leftflankvets.org/)

TWITTER:

Left Flank Vets (@LeftFlankVets)

Karthik (@karthikpuru91)

Teen (@mont_jiang)

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Part 1 of 2. Part 2 is available to our Patreon supporters.

The assassination of Shinzo Abe prompted a worldwide discussion about Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, its historical revisionism of WW2 era atrocities, and an ambition to revive Japan's past. Jess and Teen share their thoughts on Japan, as a Korean and a Chinese American respectively.

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REFERENCED RESOURCES:

Shinzo Abe Made the World Better (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/07/shinzo-abe-japanese-prime-minister-assassination/661523/)

How Shinzo Abe South to Rewrite Japanese History (https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/how-shinzo-abe-sought-to-rewrite-japanese-history)

TWITTER:

Jess (@cogitatotomato)

Teen (@mont_jiang)

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Eliza, Jess and Teen discuss the rightward shift Asian American politics, both at large and to an extent among ourselves. Is this a real change in thinking, or has the progressive left changed? Why do so many Asians feel not only ignored, but directly attacked by the left? And is the right any better?

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REFERENCED RESOURCES:

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/26/1031521703/tina-tchen-times-up-ceo-resigns-cuomo

TWITTER:

Eliza(@aesthdistance1)

Jess (@cogitatotomato)

Teen (@mont_jiang)

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Teen, Jong, and Chris discuss what compels 2G Asian American men to idealize 1.5G Asian women (born in Asia, but spent time growing up in America). Is it copium over feeling rejected by American-born women or is there a genuine desire to be more Asian in culture?

Note: This is part 1 of a 2-part episode. The second part is available as a bonus on our Patreon feed.

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Chris(@JesuInToast)

Teen (@mont_jiang)

Jong (@calicoarse)

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Jess and Filip bring on regular tech guests Mike and Arnav for a look at just how badly the tech market is being slapped in this downturn. The four weigh in on when they’ve personally seen this in the past, and what it means for the future of both software innovation and grifty business models. Is this what finally separates the blockchain wheat from the crypto chaff? Plus, the crew do their best to ponder career moves and opportunism in such turbulent times. Is it time to flee back to grad school, or start a new business?

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LINKS:

Sequoia VC note on surviving a bear market:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31553109

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/22036831/adaptingtoenduremay2022.pdf
Mike's TENWDF Podcast (The Exciting New World of Digital Finance): www.youtube.com/channel/UCXVg6uAiKFzk9Xcdw_QHsRw

TWITTER:

Jess (@cogitatotomato)
Filip (@filipgwriting)

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The Degens (Mike and Steve) return to answer Teen's newbie questions about the state of the financial world. What is the BIG story? Why is this time not like other times? Why are interest rates of such biblical importance in market economics. Moreover, are we completely f**ked? And, what the hell do we do with our money (WHAT MONEY??)?

This is a TWO PART episode. Part Two is available to Patreon subscribers. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag

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LINKS:

Mike and Steve's TENWDF Podcast (The Exciting New World of Digital Finance): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXVg6uAiKFzk9Xcdw_QHsRw

TWITTER:

Teen (@mont_jiang)

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Teen, Jong, and Chris talk about having a predominantly, or even all, Asian social circle and why some Asian Americans are so aghast at the thought while others are proud of it. Is there a class element to this, particular with what kind of college you go to? What factor does gender play?

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Chris(@JesuInToast)

Teen (@mont_jiang)

Jong (@calicoarse)

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Mike joins Jong and Teen to talk about Asian American regionalism that moves beyond "should I move to LA, SF, or NYC?" We talk a good deal about these 3 places and we call each of them home. But we recognize that there are probably more similarities than differences between them, and there's a lot more to America than just these 3 places.

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Jong (@calicoarse)

Teen (@mont_jiang)

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"Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Kyle rejoins the pod with Filip, Adam and Teen to talk about being the "Wife Guy": a guy who is ostentatiously happy about being locked down. What makes married life so great? Is it the loss of autonomy? The collapse of sexual promiscuity? Having a roommate for life? Why are these four married Asian men so smugly happy about being Wife Guys?

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TWITTER:

Kyle (@beefhoagie)

Filip (@filipgwriting)

Adam (@snbatman)

Teen (@mont_jiang)

REFERENCED RESOURCES:

"The Age of the Internet Wife Guy" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/arts/internet-wife-guy-robbie-tripp.html

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Jess, Eliza, Chris, and Filip talk about beauty standards, the recent wave of articles on femcels, The Beauty Myth, body positivity, plastic surgery, and whether it's more important to look hot now than in times past.

Note: This is part 1 of a 2-part episode. The second part is available as a bonus on our Patreon feed.

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TWITTER:

Eliza (@aesthdistance1)

Filip (@filipgwriting)

Jess (@cogitatotomato)

Chris(@JesuInToast)

REFERENCED RESOURCES:

How To Be Hot, According To r/HowToBeHot by Michelle Santiago Cortes | The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2022/04/how-to-be-hot-subreddit.html

What Do Female Incels Really Want? by Kaitlyn Tiffany | The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/05/femcel-meaning-female-incel-reddit/629836/

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