'The Line must go up': AI circles debate capital's bet on AI
akbirthko · x · 2026-11-01
A reshared thread engages Manidis & Roberts' argument that all capital will be made subservient to "the Line" — the merger of stock prices, AI investment and AI capability — which must keep rising even irrationally to avoid mass capital destruction, even though ordinary people outside the epicenters owe it no allegiance.
- chrisalbon agrees, drawing a parallel to capitalism: support is conditional on delivering broad improvements in life, and the same conditionality applies to the Line.
- Another commenter adds: small "raiding party" firms will punch wildly above their headcount; call-center economies will collapse as back-office work evaporates; scarce permanent assets that can't be vibe-coded — power grids, copper mines, strategic landmasses — will be the holy grail of the AI economy.
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