We're all wondering when this bubble will burst, but what if it already has? The flash of a distant explosion might not look like much, but only until the shockwave reaches you
@gabrielesvelto my personal crackpot economic theory is that the 2008 financial crisis never actually ended
@hjvt @gabrielesvelto agree, and here's an article I enjoyed that expressed a related sentiment: https://daverupert.com/2025/08/the-economy-he-died-five-years-ago/
The Economy? He died five years ago.

I hold a conspiracy theory the global economy died five years ago during Covid. It’s been on life support through stimulus checks and flash tech hype cycles ever since trying to keep the dormant heart beating. You sense it too. There’s no beating heart. There’s no thumping energy. No vein of excitement. Tech and knowledge work seems to be suffering the most.

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