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ChamathCommentary

Chamath dismisses Burry's depreciation-fraud thesis against hyperscalers like Meta, arguing their business models are too strong to need accounting games and that ongoing kernel/chip innovations drive genuine utilization longevity, making the short ill-founded.

“The business models of these companies are just far too good for them to get to the point of having exhausted every other operational tactic that then they have to cook the books. These are not the 7 companies that are going to cook the”▶ Listen · 9:01 ⚑

ChamathCommentarytracking against the call

Chamath argues Palantir's premium valuation is justified because it has no viable competitor — enterprises cannot churn to an alternative — making its cash flows uniquely durable compared to peers like Snowflake or MongoDB, so shorting it is a losing trade.

“Well, I think the Palantir short is stupid, and I think that those people will lose money… Palantir is both unique and well-run, and there's no clear alternative, so there's no place to churn to. And so I think the reason why it has a premi”▶ Listen · 15:17 ⚑