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Countertrends

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction

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Tetra
Sep 23, 2025
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There’s something interesting I’ve noticed.

Whenever a high-tech trend starts growing, its exact opposite grows alongside it.

Look at how the growth chart for music streaming looks exactly the same as the one for vinyl records:

Both started growing in the 2010’s and then skyrocketed in the early 2020’s.

What we all learned in science class as a kid can be applied to technology and the economy: every reaction has an equal and opposite reaction.

Obviously it’s not exactly equal since streaming is at almost $20B and vinyl is just over $1B, but you know what I mean.

The high-tech and the low-tech are growing side-by-side.

Look at the price charts for bitcoin (high tech computer coins) and gold (low tech metal from the ground):

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