The AI Infrastructure Bubble Is Mirroring the Dotcom Collapse

Hyperscalers are projected to burn 1.4 trillion in capex annually by year end

That represents an 89 percent increase in spending from current levels

Median AI infrastructure stock P/E ratios have hit 26x the highest since ChatGPT launch

Hyperscalers are currently allocating 100 percent of cash flows from operations to capex

Q1 2026 capex hit 10.1 billion with 7.7 billion poured directly into AI

Share buybacks are being gutted to fund this unsustainable hardware addiction

Banks are tightening standards as free cash flow turns negative across the sector

Goldman Sachs warns we are mirroring the late 1999 setup before the market crash

When credit creation dries up this entire infrastructure facade will evaporate

The rally is built on leverage and cheap credit that is rapidly disappearing

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