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Wudi@feddit.uk to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

I won a Pulitzer for explaining the Great Depression. The AI spending boom terrifies me

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I won a Pulitzer for explaining the Great Depression. The AI spending boom terrifies me

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Wudi@feddit.uk to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago
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The historian behind Lords of Finance has a warning for Silicon Valley: He's seen these numbers before — and they didn't end well.
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    Is it possible that their attempt to be listed on the index is a way for private capital to cash in on their investments, leaving 401k funds etc holding the bag when the value dips?

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      There are numerous articles and analyses online exactly to this effect. It is absolutely the goal.

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      That’s been my take on it for sure.

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      I mean the money was just sitting there in those 401ks they’d be foolish not to figure out some way to rob it for themselves

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