• @SlopppyEngineer
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    854 months ago

    Yes, I’m getting some serious dot-com bubble vibes from the whole AI thing. But the dot-com boom produced Amazon, and every company is basically going all-in in the hope they are the new Amazon while in the end most will end up like pets.com but it’s a risk they’re willing to take.

    • @slaacaa
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      594 months ago

      “You might lose all your money, but that is a risk I’m willing to take”

      • visionairy AI techbro talking to investors
      • @SlopppyEngineer
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        134 months ago

        Investors pump money in a bunch of companies so the chances of at least one of them making it big and paying them back for all the failed investments is almost guaranteed. That’s what taking risks is all about.

        • @[email protected]
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          94 months ago

          Sure, but it SEEMS, that some investors are relying on buzzword and hype, without research and ignoring the fundamentals of investing, i.e. besides the ever evolving claims of the CEO, is the company well managed? What is their cash flow and where is it going a year from now? Do the upper level managers have coke habits?

          • @slaacaa
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            154 months ago

            You’re right, but these fundamentals don’t really matter anymore, investors are buying hype and hoping to sell a bigger hype for more money later.

            • @Aceticon
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              104 months ago

              Seeing the whole thing as Knowingly Trading in Hype is actually a really good insight.

              Certainly it neatly explains a lot.

              • @rottingleaf
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                164 months ago

                Also called a Ponzi scheme, where every participant knows it’s a scam, but hopes to find some more fools before it crashes and leave with positive balance.

        • @[email protected]
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          64 months ago

          If the whole sector turns out to be garbage it won’t matter which particular set of companies within it you invest in; you will get burned if you cash out after everyone else.