You've got to figure that the mega-capitalists have so much more discretionary accumulated resources relative to government than ever.

Other than government, is there anybody else who can loosen the purse strings a little bit and have it not act as a temporary stimulant as long as it lasts?

Whether they wish it would last or even provide any benefit to the average person, seems like there are plenty who wouldn't wish more prosperity on anyone who doesn't already have it :\

The only real way for long-term growth would be to plant seeds rather than dispense mere artificial stimulants.

Unless AI makes the general public way more than capitalists have spent, it wouldn't be worth any increase in cost whatsoever for things like energy or hardware. Even non-AI software could become unaffordable if their labor costs go up enough too keep top people from being poached by AI companies flush with cash.

I bet even the real estate near the data centers gets more unaffordable, at the same time clocking a win for the local economy due to the increased cash flow and tax revenue. Except all that additional cash is flowing out of peoples' pockets not in :\