Thursday links: too busy living

DegensIs degen behavior becoming embedded and normalized? (fa-mag.com)Strategy ($MSTR) has a Stretch ($STRC) problem. (ft.com)StrategyBaby Boomers aren't going to crash the stock market. (awealthofcommonsense.com)Rules of thumb work until they don't. (novelinvestor.com)ETFsThere's nothing passive about passive investing. (advisorperspectives.com)Index methodologies matter. (etf.com)Prediction marketsCME Group ($CME) is suing the CFTC to stop perpetual futures. (theblock.co)What is the best way to police prediction markets? (advisorperspectives.com)AppleAn Intel ($INTC)-Apple ($AAPL) chip making deal seems legit. (sherwood.news)Higher memory prices means Apple ($AAPL) is going to have to raises prices. (asymco.com)CompaniesAt this point, what's the purpose of Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A)? (ft.com)Tyler Cowen talks with Dave Baszucki who is co-founder and CEO of Roblox ($RBLX). (conversationswithtyler.com)While everyone is focused on AI model companies, Databricks is growing rapidly.