The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else

Re:The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else by jgalt212 on Saturday February 07, 2026 @09:46PM (#46930860)

fair enough, but the consumer is already stretched. So where is this $60-80 per month X 500MM consumers coming from?

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Re:The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else by WarmWash on Saturday February 07, 2026 @10:12PM (#46930982)

Consumer spending is strong and growing, don't listen to dregs milking upvotes on the internet, people will easily come up with 4-5 hours of minimum wage pay in a month to cover the cost of the thing they use many times a day.

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Re:The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else by SoftTalker on Saturday February 07, 2026 @11:18PM (#46931294)

I don't use AI for anything in my private life, only at work. And I can't really imagine what it could do for me. In no scenario am I paying a monthly subscription for it.

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Re:The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else by WarmWash on Sunday February 08, 2026 @12:02AM (#46931445)

I know someone who doesn't have a smart phone

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Re:The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else by superb_dev on Sunday February 08, 2026 @12:41AM (#46931628)

I don’t know how this can be true when almost everyone I know is struggling right now

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Re:The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else by ddtaylor on Sunday February 08, 2026 @02:59AM (#46932300)

Two tier economy

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