AI stock correction was predictable: hundreds of billions in infra spend, unclear ROI
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-11-01
David Linthicum mocks the AI stock correction as entirely foreseeable: companies spending hundreds of billions on infrastructure with unclear paths to ROI, no sustainable revenue model, and unrealistic payback timelines — investors pretending the laws of economics had been suspended. He claims he made that call months ago, and stresses AI remains transformational, but "transformational" doesn't mean immune to valuation discipline.
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