ESCAPING THE L’ORANGE ERA & BEYOND : THE 412 DROP

They Said AI Would Make You Rich. They Were Talking About Themselves.

ESCAPING THE L’ORANGE ERA — Thu, 21 May 2026 22:58:55 GMT

Somewhere right now, someone is watching a YouTube ad. The person in the ad is very confident. Very successful-looking. They’re talking fast, which is a choice, and there’s a car in the background, w…

The Rented Lambo Is Parked Outside. Nobody Lives Here.

ESCAPING THE L’ORANGE ERA — Thu, 21 May 2026 22:45:27 GMT

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Not a real jet. The fake one. The studio in Los Angeles — and yes, it is an actual studio, with actual fake plane windows and cabin lighting and little tray tables — that influencers re…

Micro-SaaS

ESCAPING THE L’ORANGE ERA — Tue, 19 May 2026 23:37:59 GMT

📰 WHAT’S BURNING

Venture capital investment dropped 30% last year compared to 2021 peaks.

Startup valuations that once made headlines are quietly being marked down. Companies that raised tens of milli…

AI Integration & Prompt Engineering

ESCAPING THE L’ORANGE ERA — Sat, 16 May 2026 15:40:59 GMT

📰 WHAT’S BURNING

Here’s what’s happening and nobody’s saying it plainly.

Companies are not laying people off because the economy is struggling. Some of them are having their best quarters in years. Wh…

Research Over Vibes

ESCAPING THE L’ORANGE ERA — Thu, 14 May 2026 21:07:32 GMT

50 Research Powerhouses That Will Make Your Business Smarter Than 99% of the Internet

Stop guessing, start citing: how to steal billion-dollar brains, turn research into receipts, and build offers nob…

Faceless Content Creation

ESCAPING THE L’ORANGE ERA — Thu, 14 May 2026 18:30:49 GMT

📰 WHAT’S BURNING

YouTube just crossed 100 million paid subscribers on Premium.

Meanwhile three legacy media companies filed for restructuring in the last six months. A magazine that’s been publishing …

Where Water Flows, Money Follows

ESCAPING THE L’ORANGE ERA — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:12:54 GMT

Let’s Talk About Plumbing

Plumbing is not glamorous. It is not aesthetic. It is not something people brag about at brunch.

It is also one of the most reliable ways to make money that does not depend on…

Profits Came In. Then the Family Invoice Arrived.

ESCAPING THE L’ORANGE ERA — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:30:47 GMT

Every now and then, I trip over an article that perfectly explains why so many people try to, Escape the L’Orange Era by “starting a business” and still end up exhausted, broke, and mad at each other…

A Millionaire Mindset in a Clown Economy

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:59:54 GMT

Before We Get Into It

Who am I?

I’m an asshole who loves to laugh, and recently I’ve gotten more into politics for one very simple reason: I love a good shit show.

And this administration? Every single …