{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Cost of Modern Life: Money, AI, Family &amp; the Death of the Middle Class - Eric Harmon | Going Mach 5 Podcast #029","description":"What does it actually cost to build a meaningful life in the modern world? In this episode of Going Mach 5, we have a wide-ranging conversation about capitalism, the shrinking middle class, artificial intelligence, digital money, global power, entrepreneurship, grief, family, and the forces quietly reshaping how we live. We explore how economic pressure is beginning to influence some of life's biggest decisions, including whether people can afford to have children, pursue their passions, travel, own homes, or simply experience the quality of life previous generations expected. We also discuss the growing divide between the wealthy and everyone else, the idea that &quot;socialism exists for the rich,&quot; and why the phrase pull yourself up by your bootstraps may represent an impossible standard. From there, we look toward the future: China's rise, America's direction, AI's increasing influence, digital currency, and what happens when technology becomes intertwined with money and control. But this conversation gets deeply personal too. We reflect on five years since the loss of his mother. We also get into entrepreneurship, building a beef tallow moisturizer company, and what it means to continue reinventing yourself while the world around you changes. And finally, we settle one of the most important debates of our generation: LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan. Is LeBron the greatest basketball player ever while Jordan remains the most influential? And does LeBron sharing an NBA court with his own son add something to his legacy that we've never seen before? Money. Power. Technology. Grief. Ambition. Family. Legacy. Subscribe to Going Mach 5 for new long-form conversations and new clips every week. Follow: Instagram: @eah.mp3 Instagram: @goingmach5 Host: @therashadthompson Available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music &amp;amp; Audible. #GoingMach5 #Podcast #YouTube ","author_name":"Going Mach 5 Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.goingmach5.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43171628\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207105273"}