https://yael.ca/categories/the-upgrade/Latest writing and media appearances from Yaël Ossowski.Hugo -- gohugo.ioen-us© Yaël Ossowski. All rights reserved.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:02:00 +0200https://yael.ca/posts/trump-the-baby-boomer-accelerationist/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:02:00 +0200https://yael.ca/posts/trump-the-baby-boomer-accelerationist/<h3 id="trump-is-bullish-where-it-counts-lets-go-inside-the-accelerationist-presidency-and-where-it-still-fails-consumers">Trump is bullish where it counts. Let&rsquo;s go inside the accelerationist presidency, and where it still fails consumers.</h3> <p>The Orange Man is an economic machine just by virtue of being.</p> <p>The &ldquo;earned media&rdquo; economy around <strong>President Donald J. Trump</strong> likely tops out at about <strong>$10 billion a year</strong>. That&rsquo;s more than the GDP of Montenegro.</p> <p>The books, podcasts, news outlets, political advertising, lawyers (<em>always the lawyers</em>), and even hedge funds <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/truth-social-selling-real-time-200000807.html?ref=theupgr.com">forking over $100,000 a month</a> to gain laser-fast access to his Truth Social posts in hopes of fronting the market.</p>