It can be tech-related or not. So far we’ve had the .com bubble, Bitcoin bubble, NFT bubble and now AI (probably) bubble. What do you think the next bubble will be?

  • Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    Plastics. That bubble is going to pop if this Iran thing doesn’t get fixed.

    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works
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      10 hours ago

      We get plenty of plastic feedstock from shale, and it’s super cheap because it’s considered a by-product of extracting the natural gas. So cheap that it’s severely hampered the adoption of recycling plastics, even the easy stuff.

      If plastic feedstock goes up in price, then recycling starts becoming economically viable and limiting how high it can go, creating a soft price ceiling