Growth Above Tech Permeation Rate Is Definitionally Cyclical, Argues KOL
Pavel_Asparagus · x · 2026-10-23
Pavel Asparagus offers a framework for reading AI-era growth numbers: technology takes time to permeate the real economy, so any growth percentage exceeding the rate of technological permeation is, by definition, cyclical rather than structural. Useful lens for scrutinizing inflated AI adoption figures.
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