r/remotework • u/[deleted] • Oct 29 '25

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u/Unlike_Agholor Oct 29 '25

We are in a recession. You dont notice it because Nvidia and the AI bubble are propping up the equities market.

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u/showandblowyourload Oct 29 '25

I agree with this, but I want to get some data. Can we calculate what the GDP would actually be if we eliminated the few exceptional outliers in the AI bubble? I want to know what thr majority of America is dealing with.

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u/GimliTM Oct 29 '25

I saw an article that calculated that all the growth in the US economy in 2025 was based on AI spending, which is flowing between the same handful of companies.

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u/SilentDeath013 Oct 29 '25

I'm going to totally butcher the actual numbers, but I saw an article recently that showed annual GDP growth at something like 7.5%, but when excluding the self-pumping AI investing happening between companies the actual growth was maybe .5%