• ISOmorph@feddit.org
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      7 hours ago

      Probably not quite what you had in mind, but that might actually happen. The saudis are the main investors in AI. If they can’t sell their oil, they might be forced to pull out. It could burst the AI bubble all together and crash the US economy.

      • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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        7 hours ago

        the us economy crashing because of a war the us insisted on provoking would be 🤌

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          5 hours ago

          I think the correct term is not “insisted on provoking” but “started”. Dropping bombs on primary schools and city centers is not a provocation, it is an act of aggressive criminal war

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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          11 hours ago

          That’s totally doable, if Hormuz stays closed, and I see no reason for Iran to reopen it, prices are gonna keep surging. Most of the energy going to Japan, Korea, and Taiwan was passing through there. They don’t even have large reserves. So, once they start running out, it’s gonna be a bloodbath.

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            11 hours ago

            The difference between 2008 and today is that the US is a net exporter, which means the US has the option cut its exports to keep oil prices down at home. That’ll have fascinating effects on global oil markets.

            • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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              10 hours ago

              Yup, the US is largely self sufficient in oil and gas right now. However, if the US cuts the vassals loose, that’s going to be disastrous as well. The US has significant dependence on trade with G7 countries, and if they start collapsing economically, then there’s going to be blow back in the US as well. It’ll likely be a bit more delayed, but I can’t see how the US escapes this unscathed.