Good grief - stop already

Nigel Tufnel 8500 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 1:54 pm on Aug 20, 2026

Minimal - if that - impact on interest rates. That one month old article is a failed attempt to tie company-specific debt to interest rates. The old, boring reasons - federal deficits, Fed policy, inflation expectations, etc - still drive rates.

Data centers are the new boogeyman. No doubt we'll soon learn they are also racist and probably transphobic, too.

'I define fear as standing across from Joe Louis and knowing he wants to go home early.' - Max Baer

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Good grief - stop already Nigel Tufnel 1:54pm · 8/20/26
- I tend to agree. I also look at who is against data centers - that always help clarify things when BaronVonZemo 5:35pm · 8/20/26
- I'm still trying to figure out the fear of datacenters. NedoftheHill 3:37pm · 8/20/26
  - So, data centers = AI. iairishcheeks 9:30pm · 8/20/26
    - So, stopping AI is as simple as stopping data centers. Good to know.NT NedoftheHill 12:39am · 8/21/26
      - Obviously, AI runs on computers.NT iairishcheeks 12:59pm · 8/21/26
  - The objections are rooted in the distain that datacenter builders have for local communities...odd TyroneIrish 5:04pm · 8/20/26
    - I know exactly who you meanNTLink Curly1918 6:07am · 8/21/26
  - There are Luddites in every generation. The bigger problem is that so many do not fear debt. Curly1918 4:06pm · 8/20/26
    - Yes. And anyone who looks at the issue knows we can only reduce debt by inflating the dollar. NedoftheHill 4:38pm · 8/20/26
      - Without AI I think we'd be in a recession or perhaps a depression. iairishcheeks 9:32pm · 8/20/26
        
        At least as the stock market measures those things.NT NedoftheHill 9:25am · 8/21/26
- A mere $1.4 Trillion... can't possible impact credit markets. Right?Link Curly1918 2:18pm · 8/20/26
  - That's a bit misleading Nigel Tufnel 7:02pm · 8/20/26
    - Long term I totally agree.Link Curly1918 10:26am · 8/21/26

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