Dr Russell Thackeray interviews futurist and former venture capitalist Ryan Vet, who recounts his family name’s changes after immigrating to the US and his career path from a childhood lemonade stand to a multinational marketing company and 20 years in venture capital, exiting in 2021 to research, write, and speak about the future. Vet outlines his “generational pendulum” framework across seven societal levers—religion, education, sex and gender, politics, economics, communication, and technology—moving through four phases: experience, challenge, overcorrect, and recalibrate, arguing cycles repeat but now accelerate as multiple levers shift at once. They discuss AI’s rapid adoption, friction removal, the “velocity gap” between tech and morality, Gen Z’s climate concerns versus AI’s resource costs, risks to critical thinking and resilience, misinformation “AI slop,” space and drone warfare, and hopes including trades, mentorship, and regulation. Vet shares his show, newsletter, and books.00:00 Welcome and Introductions00:30 Name Story and Origins01:26 From Lemonade to Venture Capital02:43 Can We Predict the Future03:32 Generational Pendulum Framework04:45 Why Change Is Accelerating06:16 When Levers Collide07:19 Polarisation and Pendulum Phases08:27 Climate Tech and Velocity Gap09:08 Gen Z Paradox and AI Footprint12:31 Critical Thinking at Risk16:09 Mentorship Friction and Starlink19:06 Cycles of Consumption and War20:31 War and Mind Battles21:38 Tech Acceleration Era23:12 Can AI Create New24:00 AI Slop Feedback Loop25:28 Hope Through Friction27:45 Regulation and Antitrust28:52 Raising Adults With Grit30:51 Love Dating and LLMs31:32 Gender Power and Tech34:55 Democracy and Control36:23 Where to Find RyanYou can contact us at [email protected] can be found online or link to our website https://resilienceunravelled.com#resilience, #burnout, #intuition