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Here's my prediction: Act 1, PC component prices keep hiking. Personal computers become prohibitively expensive. Act 2, the cloud is the only way to access decent processing power, and the companies hoarding hardware for AI become the obvious providers. Act 3, The Microsoft 365 Link model takes off; AI companies finally becomes profitable, and personal computing is officially a thing of the past... Maybe not for 2026, but who knows? Let’s hope never. Happy holidays!

I recently landed a new job, definitely a step up in my short career as a social science researcher. And honestly, this isn't the first time being a Linux nerd and self-hoster has given me an edge over the competition. That skillset is in no small part thanks to listening to you guys. I'm forever grateful. For real. Long live Jupiter Broadcasting!

Economics is a political issue. Arguably THE MAIN political issue. Treating it as a technical problem separated from politics is an ideological strategy deployed with particular strength since the 1980s. You can find a great academic account of this fact in "Thinking like an economist" by Elizabeth Popp Berman. Granted, it's bigger than a partisan issue, especially when the only two alternatives are "capitalism is more important than democracy" vs "they are equally important" like in the US (and most of the West, honestly). So no need to apologise when you bring up the broader political context to discuss economic news. Keep it up!