Scott - While I agree with your point, percentages without context can be misleading. While data center spending is increased, it still is less than 5% of the total. More alarming is the net -$17B (nominal) contraction in the overall construction industry (-6% contraction). Hardly robust.
Modern AI is “spending other people’s money”. Phallic ballon of laziness. The tools can be quite great, but ultimately require seniority - and no hands (on that damn balloon).
Insanity.
We are redirecting our entire economy to build data centers to support software that is still in the beta-testing phase.
Makes the .com or railroad bubbles look positively rational.