2026.35: Internet Hype and Real World Change
THE SO WHAT
Stratechery’s focus on ‘breaker’s advantage’ and data center discourse underscores a gap between online narratives and the slow grind of infra build-out. Operators should price in that regulatory and local constraints will move slower than hype — but will ultimately decide where value accrues.
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