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We’re back, angels!!!
Have you ever wondered what Alix Earle, AI, and Gen Z’s ‘Absurd Era’ Reveal About the Future of Business, Entertainment & Influence?
Black Friday flopped. Booking.com became sexy. Dancing With the Stars is now a full-blown creator pipeline. And the average influencer? Officially over.
In this week’s episode, Katie and I break down the cultural chaos shaping 2026, from unhinged micro-trends to the new class system emerging from AI… and why the myth of overnight success is the most dangerous lie online.
We explain:
Why Black Friday felt flat even as it broke records
How tweens and micro trends reshaped consumer behavior
Why cultural relevancy beat traditional product launches
The travel planning study every woman is sending her partner
How Booking.com became the most unexpected breakout brand
The creator to reality TV to entrepreneur pipeline
Why business shows struggle on video while Shark Tank still wins
The new rules for storytelling in business and education
The top AI predictions for 2026 and the HSR point of view
Why Gen Z will become entrepreneurs by necessity
How micro companies and tastemakers will shape culture
Why human imperfection will become a trust marker
Why analog living is emerging as a new luxury
♡ Will you help me? ♡
We’re deep in planning for 2026 and my angels are on my mind!! As we continue to think of ways to make the HSR world even bigger and better u, I’m dying to know more about you!! Will you respond to the poll below to help me out?
How do you spend your 9-5?
♡ Our Top AI Predictions for 2026 ♡
Like we said, it’s not a matter of if, it will be when you fall behind if you’re not digging into AI and how it will apply to your everyday life. One of our favorite creators, Greg Isenberg released his top 22 2026 AI predications and we had to give our HSR POV. And we need to know, what AI trends are you betting on?
1. The “great not hiring.”
HSR POV: Gen Z gets pushed into entrepreneurship. Micro-empires replace junior jobs. Your LLC becomes your new identity.
2. Voice > typing.
HSR POV: Voice grows, but typing becomes a taste signal — intentional, elevated, almost couture.
3. Micro-companies boom.
HSR POV: The future is tiny, personality-led, AI-boosted businesses. Taste is the only moat AI can’t copy.
4. AI replaces university lectures.
HSR POV: Harvard becomes a networking club; learning happens through agents. Education gets hyper-personal and fast.
5. Human support becomes luxury.
HSR POV: “Talk to a human” becomes the new first-class cabin. Customer service turns class-tiered.
6. The death of mid-tier influencers.
HSR POV: Only icons and AI farms survive. The middle collapses. Taste wins.
7. Fake-rich era ends.
HSR POV: AI kills curated flexing. Real status = your offline life and actual lifestyle.
8. The trust premium.
HSR POV: “No AI touched this” becomes the new clean beauty. Human imperfection becomes luxury.
9. AI-first therapy.
HSR POV: People rely on AI because it never sleeps, but humans still matter for deep emotional work.
10. Analog status rises.
HSR POV: Analog = aspirational slow living. Friction becomes a flex.