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wolfie001

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13. So, when the AI bubble bursts, then what? Kaput-ski?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 08:08 PM

Oct 28

Stock market's going crazy yet not many people are spending. Housing is somewhat shot. Can anyone afford the standard price of a new car? $50,000? I sure can't. Maybe the top 1%'ers can buy one off the lot.

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UPS Mass Layoffs as 48,000 Jobs Cut [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 28 OP

They are trying to kill us all. travelingthrulife Oct 28 #1

All of this before the 2025 holidays......................... Lovie777 Oct 28 #2

Expecting less holiday shopping IronLionZion Oct 28 #3

Amazon has just done large cuts and said it was for focusing on "AI". Not sure UPS cuts are "AI" related. erronis Oct 28 #4

The Orange Anus and the Oligarchy..taking as much as they can while f'cking the rest of us. CentralMass Oct 28 #5

I got laid off from UPS when I was 19 CanonRay Oct 28 #6

Postal Service is part of the Constitution.. And it's NOT a company. mpcamb Oct 28 #7

MAGA wants to end the postal service because they don't make profit IronLionZion Oct 28 #9

Yup Lemon Lyman Oct 28 #10

This is UPS though Polybius Oct 28 #11

United Parcel Service Inc, is this UPS IbogaProject Oct 28 #14

I fear that the economy is cratering. CentralMass Oct 28 #8

Kick BlueWavePsych Oct 28 #12

So, when the AI bubble bursts, then what? Kaput-ski? wolfie001 Oct 28 #13

When they can make all their deliveries with robots and self-driving trucks, they'll lay off everybody tclambert Oct 28 #15