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22 hours agoAre there enough US lawmakers who don’t own stock in the companies that would receive these bailouts?
Do enough of them understand that the rest of the economy would be in better shape if the biggest AI companies would face a strong setback in the next 2 years? Jesus, are they even aware that more American-made AI tools exist beyond Claude and ChatGPT?
Remember, even the biggest Obama supporters looked at the Wall Street bailouts like wtf dude… If people see that folly again, we’re gonna see some crowdfunded drone strikes on data centers 🍿
I see the same in large enterprises. People are still using 5-6 year old machines (still fit for purpose).
I think the mass migration to linuxtopia accounts for maybe 2-3 of that 27%, but the bulk of it is just declining PC sales.
Higher AI adoption, slower job market, fewer new hires, less need for new leases, smaller orders from vendors. The boom of the 2010s is over, and AI isn’t going to fill that gap (literally just said it’s the cause of it).