What Ryan Broderick thinks about data centers

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21 Oct 2026

Our readingA company with a huge existing user base can keep funding AI data centers as long as its AI app's download numbers look healthy and it tops the charts, whatever its retention.

Their wordsBut as long as the download number looks healthy and the app stays at the top of download charts, then Meta can keep burning cash on data centers. The hype train keeps on running.

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