<![CDATA["I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe.]]>"I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. As you see in the legend, the blue line is data centers. The grey line is everything else. Everything else. Commercial properties. Rental properties. Single family homes. Multiple family homes. Pick your preferred flavor of development, NIMBY, YIMBY, urban, rural, it’s in there. You basically have rapid data center growth and everything else contracting."

🎁 https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/its-the-ai-economy-were-just-living-in-it/sharetoken/ca52578d-d5d9-4d8b-9789-2c7a019b291f

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/655a86f3-b4fe-4a57-977b-2a3bd353c1e0/i-keep-coming-back-to-this-graph-because-it-s-so-eye-popping-almost-impossible-to-believe.RSS for NodeSat, 24 Oct 2026 19:25:01 GMTTue, 20 Oct 2026 18:19:32 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:47:54 GMT]]>@jalefkowit if every home had a server farm, it could provide heating all winter!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://babka.social/users/josh0/statuses/117475434451626710https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://babka.social/users/josh0/statuses/117475434451626710Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:47:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:39:48 GMT]]>@matthewcambion @jalefkowit I moved all my investments into Canadian GICs (in effect, government bonds) last year. The interest is poor, but the principal is protected.

Some of the bubble was visible back then

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/davecb/statuses/117475402603708467https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/davecb/statuses/117475402603708467Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:39:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:39:01 GMT]]>@jalefkowit it looks like this chart is US-specific

it'd be very interesting to see this for other countries - I *think* Australia won't be anywhere near as bad as this, but a few of the medium sized data centre companies have been operating from here (Sharon, Firmus) so I do wonder...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jadedarko/statuses/117475399549219948https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jadedarko/statuses/117475399549219948Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:39:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:24:47 GMT]]>@jalefkowit I have a feeling this chart will be revolutionary

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/almad/statuses/117475343564338062https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/almad/statuses/117475343564338062Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:24:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:14:34 GMT]]>@jalefkowit I'm presuming this in in the USA. If so, you might want to make that clear - not sure the picture is the same globally.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/mossman/statuses/117475303365665644https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/mossman/statuses/117475303365665644Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:14:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:09:31 GMT]]>@jalefkowit Isn't late stage capitalism amazing (if you're already one of the 0.01%).

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/jfml/statuses/117475283558157509https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/jfml/statuses/117475283558157509Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:09:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:07:06 GMT]]>@jalefkowit Crazy fact. It looks like the U.S. is ruining its own economy because of a bubble. AI isn't a business model that can really generate sustainable profits—at least not as much as is currently being invested in it. There are so many good, free alternatives.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Ameise/statuses/117475274038409752https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Ameise/statuses/117475274038409752Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:07:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:00:13 GMT]]>@jalefkowit I've been thinking we were in an undeclared recession, but maybe it's actually a depression

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/ferrix/statuses/117475246976926836https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/ferrix/statuses/117475246976926836Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:00:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:28:22 GMT]]>@tribactam @jalefkowit

Good.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/DaveMWilburn/statuses/117475121694142190https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/DaveMWilburn/statuses/117475121694142190Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:28:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:27:28 GMT]]>@DaveMWilburn @jalefkowit

you shouldn't call them clankers, they are listening and watching

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116256575994654827/statuses/117475118185427031https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116256575994654827/statuses/117475118185427031Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:27:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:24:44 GMT]]>@GhostOnTheHalfShell @jalefkowit

and soon they will switch to robot factories i guess

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/serapath/statuses/117475107428937516https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/serapath/statuses/117475107428937516Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:24:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:21:31 GMT]]>@marjolica @jalefkowit

This link has Dec 2023 spending at ~$1600 billion annual adjusted rate for private construction. The OP's graph only vaguely gestures at a possible source, so its hard to tell what number is actually being plotted there. (Monthly spending?)

https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/pdf/pr202312.pdf

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/amethyst/statuses/117475094820192636https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/amethyst/statuses/117475094820192636Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:21:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:18:36 GMT]]>@jalefkowit

We destroy AI because we want to.

Murderers build AI because they want to.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/GhostOnTheHalfShell/statuses/117475083343916093https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/GhostOnTheHalfShell/statuses/117475083343916093Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:18:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:17:28 GMT]]>@jalefkowit yes, but the graph doesn't show the actual numbers. Is that information also available?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Walkerjly/statuses/117475078861463536https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Walkerjly/statuses/117475078861463536Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:17:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:09:58 GMT]]>@jalefkowit Well, I'm sure the drop in home building may also have something to do with out of control ICE raids and the non-stop deportations impacting all the folks who actually build our homes and such.

Not to mention Trump's tariffs on Canadian lumber (and all sorts of other imported things!) that make building homes too expensive as well, etc.

Sure, the data center spend may be a part of it, but I bet what is making homebuilding uneconomical at the moment is a combination of factors.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/115866154209338824/statuses/117475049374484433https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/115866154209338824/statuses/117475049374484433Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:09:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:02:43 GMT]]>@jalefkowit
I hope data center buildings will be fit for future habitation. I expect that eventually, data center usage will drop, like that of indoor shopping malls. Malls are now being repurposed as residences and other uses. I hope the same happens with data centers.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sloanlance/statuses/117475020849190398https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sloanlance/statuses/117475020849190398Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:02:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:57:37 GMT]]>@jalefkowit

I do fear that some great, powerful, unfeeling entity is going roll over us, our neighbors and civilization and grind it into dust.

AI?! That's laughable. The problem is the same as it's been for the last half-century. It's the corporations run by fools that are willing to sacrifice the world on burning pyre of excess so long as they can keep themselves convinced that through some miracle they will be in a position to rule over the ashes.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/mhhwhitney/statuses/117475000815938326https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/mhhwhitney/statuses/117475000815938326Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:57:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:46:10 GMT]]>@jalefkowit

Yous before GPUs!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pionir/statuses/117474955776156324https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pionir/statuses/117474955776156324Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:46:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:44:21 GMT]]>@jalefkowit @SnoopJ even this remains to be seen

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/kajord/statuses/117474948614141850https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/kajord/statuses/117474948614141850Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:44:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:35:27 GMT]]>@aparrish @jalefkowit Now wonder the oligarchs are so interested in Albania now.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://triangletoot.party/users/beckett/statuses/117474913653573269https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://triangletoot.party/users/beckett/statuses/117474913653573269Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:35:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:30:56 GMT]]>@XennyG @gooba42 @jalefkowit because it looks SO COOL in the movies!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/stooovie/statuses/117474895904582460https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/stooovie/statuses/117474895904582460Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:30:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:26:41 GMT]]>@jalefkowit Growing a lot of tulips here I see.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ohai.social/users/slyborg/statuses/117474879147201992https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ohai.social/users/slyborg/statuses/117474879147201992Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:26:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:00:23 GMT]]>@gooba42 @jalefkowit Yes, exactly — it’s *staggering* how, despite all of the warnings from the arts, the researchers, and the spiritual leaders, how, despite all the ways that books, TV shows, movies, comic books, video games, and music made warnings about this across the many centuries of human life, our civilization just shrugs in the face of life-ending tech and says “eh, what’s the worst that could happen?!”

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/XennyG/statuses/117474775791139155https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/XennyG/statuses/117474775791139155Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:00:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I keep coming back to this graph because it’s so eye-popping, almost impossible to believe. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:59:42 GMT]]>@jalefkowit

Now let's ask ourselves why oil oligarchs developed a sudden taste for a huge data center construction overbuild ...

Too many dollars chasing too few assets; a recipe for "profitable" global financial crises

Pump & Dumps

https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/11/the-koch-network-is-pushing-trump-to-accelerate-ai-documents-show/

https://fortune.com/2026/10/14/exclusive-koch-venture-emanate-a16z-industrial-ai/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-29/bain-said-to-weigh-15-billion-deal-in-u-turn-on-data-centers

https://therealdeal.com/national/2026/07/30/koch-receiving-bids-for-potential-15b-data-center-sale/

https://gizmodo.com/shocker-last-nights-viral-pro-data-center-party-is-tied-to-thiel-the-koch-institute-and-other-ai-boosters-2000817924

Subsidies
https://goodjobsfirst.org/koch-rides-the-data-center-boom/

Money laundering
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/saudis-plan-100-billion-ai-powerhouse-to-rival-uae-s-tech-hub

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Saudi-Arabia-UAE-Pour-Over-130-B-Into-AI-To-Offset-Oil-Price-Risks.amp.html

Corruption
https://newrepublic.com/article/216376/midterms-data-centers-trump-diesel-ice-corruption

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/117474773079620018https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/117474773079620018Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:59:42 GMT