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bucolic_frolic

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2. They don't spend billions to make pennies

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 07:49 PM

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When PE squeezes the last dime out of everyone and there's no more efficiency to exploit, customers drop service because they can't pay, then what?

It's just like data analytics and AI. You can only push the envelope so far - to the max. When fewer are working ..... ? Isn't there a massive slowdown?

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Trillions of dollars for our new robot overlords. Irish_Dem Saturday #1

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We need publicly owned and operated electric utilities DBoon Saturday #4

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