• ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    IMHO: the “AI” bubble should pop this year, thanks to Trump. As the strait of Hormuz is sending oil prices sky high, the USA being a fully fossil fuel dependent nation and data centres needing power more than anything else, should do the trick. Even though markets have not caught up to the reality, the long term consequences of the oil price shock will be massive.

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    11 days ago

    I wish I had a stockpile of memory so I could just dump it on eBay for a super low price and try crashing the memory market. The thing is, I would need a crazy amount to even make people think twice.

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      11 days ago

      Not necessarily, just enough to make people do a panic sell and have it cascade. With the right misinformation, that can be achieved with smaller amounts than usual.

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        11 days ago

        It may be considered a bear raid, a form of market manipulation. It probably would result in prosecution if I were to invest in or plan this.

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          10 days ago

          If they figure it out. You could always cover legal costs using Polymarket since apparently that’s somehow legal. 2 birds 1 stone.