In the Bay Area, stressing over compute shortages is the new status symbol
matt_slotnick · x · 2026-10-03
A joke about Bay Area AI culture: the ultimate status signal nowadays isn't flaunting the compute you own, but visibly stressing about how little compute you can get — scarcity anxiety as the new flex.
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