A viral WallStreetBets post argues the market has moved from buying AI to buying the fear of missing AI
“Invest everything in AI or be left behind”
That mindset alone is making some traders nervous
Data centers, chips, memory, cloud capacity… money still pouring in
But questions getting louder around the companies actually selling AI products
OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI keep attracting massive valuations before public markets fully test demand
Several commenters argue infrastructure suppliers are making real money while AI startups are still proving business models
One recurring fear: IPO exits become the liquidity event
Retail arrives after private investors already got paid
Not a crash call
More a warning that enthusiasm is becoming part of the investment thesis itself
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