Commentator warns ZIRP-fueled abundance may unwind before AI supergrowth arrives
ericwdolan · x · 2026-10-04
Commentator ericwdolan argues modern culture and behavior were shaped almost entirely by ZIRP, debt, and near-free money — a fact few people grasp. As easy money fully unwinds, the adjustment will be brutal: people must shift from an abundance mindset to realizing much of it was never sustainable, possibly before AI-driven supergrowth materializes, with even US austerity imaginable.
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