How Hyperscalers Ensure Middlemen Die First When the AI Bubble Bursts
mattwbaker · x · 2026-10-23
@mattwbaker agrees with @StephenNellis that hyperscalers are doing a brilliant job of ensuring somebody else is left holding the bag when the current spasm ends.
He argues hyperscalers abhor middlemen unless there is a financial advantage, and when the turning occurs the middlemen will die first. The quoted post compares today to the mid-2010s "internet of things your mom used to do for you" startup wave, where venture-backed companies offered discounted introductory offers and users lived off VC subsidies.
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