The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else

Re:The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else by lowbloodsugar on Saturday February 07, 2026 @03:52PM (#46927863)

You're saying that the entire increase in US GDP goes into the pockets of like 5 companies.

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Re:The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else by johnvanommen on Saturday February 07, 2026 @05:47PM (#46929038)

Or we’re seeing a world where corporations dwarf countries.

Apple will be around in a hundred years.

Will the USA?

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Re:The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else by whattheheckheck on Saturday February 07, 2026 @06:27PM (#46929422)

Is like the transition from monarchies to nation states.

By the 19th century, the rise of nation-states accelerated due to the spread of nationalism, the decline of feudal structures, and the unification of countries like Germany (1871) and Italy (1861). Centralized governments, uniform laws, national education systems, and a sense of collective identity became defining features. The French Revolution (1789) played a pivotal role by promoting citizenship, legal equality, and national sovereignty over dynastic rule

Maybe in 2300 they'll say something similar about nationalism

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Re:The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else by johnvanommen on Sunday February 08, 2026 @02:33PM (#46937666)

Yes!

The world is changing fast.

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Re:The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else by nradov on Saturday February 07, 2026 @08:33PM (#46930428)

Tech companies never last. Apple will miss a disruptive innovation or make a key strategic error causing them to lose their dominant spot. Look at the top tech companies 50 years ago: how are they doing today?

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Re:The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else by bdangubic on Saturday February 07, 2026 @08:34PM (#46930436)

There is exactly 0.00% chance Apple will be around in 50 years let alone 100.

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