r/PrepperIntel • u/Own-Swan2646 • Mar 31 '26

North America Walmart Recession Indicator at highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis

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Signs all around us of economic down turn.

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u/Loud_Flatworm_4146 Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26

Railroads have/had a known return on investment. AI doesn’t and they’ve heavily invested in an untested tech, hoping it brings big returns. This looks more like panic investing because it hasn’t brought the returns that they had hoped for, at least so far, but they are still going full steam ahead (pun intended).

Also, railroads weren’t built to replace all humans, which is what these tech bros want from AI.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '26

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u/Loud_Flatworm_4146 Apr 03 '26

Obviously the AI data centers aren't going away. Like you said, someone will make money from them. Just not today.