A lot of people do not like the new version of chat GPT.

They hated so much that OpenAI brought back the old version to please them.

This week on the Vergecast, we give our tape now that we've had a week to try GPT5 in the wild.

And we tried vibe coding, and it did not go very well. Plus, Gentui talked to a man

whose smart home products stopped working. So, he did what anybody would do. Bought the company

that made them. That's this week on the Vergecast.

One query I often get is, what class or skill would you suggest our kids take and learn to compete in the modern economy?

A few years ago, people expected me to say STEM or make the contrarian case for a liberal arts education.

Today, the expectation is AI.

But my answer remains unchanged.

To be successful, master storytelling.

Communities with larger proportions of skilled storytellers experience greater levels of cooperation

and procreation.

Storytelling equals efficient transmission of survival relevant information.

Among men, being skilled in storytelling increases attractiveness and perceived status to potential

long-term mates.

The arc of evolution bends toward good storytellers.

In the business world, the flow of capital concentrates around good stories.

Entrepreneurs, aka. Salespeople, aka. Storytellers, deploy a narrative that captures imaginations

and capital to pull the future forward. Valuations aren't a function of balance

sheets, but of the stories that give those balance sheets meaning and direction. Every business I've

ever started was based on a compelling story. Profg Media is no different. Those stories are our product.

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