Thank you! Excellent explanation of an important topic I haven't heard much about.
Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell
Is the AI Buildout the Next Debt Crisis Trigger?
By Natalie Brunell
Aired Aug 30, 2026 · 11m · Last boosted 10h ago
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AI is the latest technology that will change the world. That doesn't mean every dollar poured into building it will pay off. Nearly $3 trillion is expected to be spent on data centers between 2025 and 2028, and roughly half of it is borrowed -- financed on the assumption that demand keeps exploding. In this explainer episode: What's actually inside a data center Why they cost billions to build Who's lending the money, and what they were promised in return Why this boom has pulled capital away from Bitcoin The one thing that has to keep happening...
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500 Thank you. This was helpful. I can see the appeal of a developer meritocracy ignoring anything non-technical. Unfortunately I don't think that's very realistic for a project as important as Bitcoin Core.
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500 This is a way more sane take on "AI" than all the supposed experts on podcasts like Joe Rogan or Diary of CEO.
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500 Fun idea!
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500 Congrats on the new baby!
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222 Congrats on baby #2!
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210 Great read and great rant.
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210 Thank you! Presenting an argument and then identifying strengths and weaknesses really helps deepen my understanding.
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eremiteDec 21, 2024
210 Unexpectedly profound insight: For most people it's really, really hard to learn something new unless you have sufficient analogies to domains you are already familiar with.
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210 Thank you.
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210 I suspect Might Makes Right is a human oversimplification of how Nature really works.
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210 I appreciate the diversity of guests and topics on the AoM podcast.
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210 Great rant, thank you.
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210 Thank you for your courage and transparency.
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210 Thanks for sharing your thoughts/comments after the read.
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210 I love the idea of disaster relief through lightning and nostr rather than the federal government.
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210 Very good summary of Breedlove's work. I'd be interested in hearing more on the intersection with permaculture and regenerative agriculture.
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210 I'm looking forward to a Guy's Take with more details on the potential impact of stablecoins.
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100 My favorite quotes:
"The antidote to addiction is connection"
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"Live life out loud" i.e. teach your kids by narrating your thought process during everyday actions like checking your phone.
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100 Thank you. I think these technical discussions are really important even if most of it goes way over my head.
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100 Who is the deep state? Kash Patel had a good answer to that on the Shawn Ryan show.
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