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This is really bad. Amazon spent $52bn (normalized for inflation) in capex between 2002 and 2017 to create one of the single-most profitable businesses in the world. Now it's spending $300bn+ with 75%+ of that revenue coming from Anthropic, who it's fed $13bn+ to keep alive.

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Why it worked

Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
Uses concrete numbers instead of vague claims, which makes it credible and quotable.
The opening line stands alone, so it reads completely before the post is expanded.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: plain, matter-of-fact
Mechanisms: Specificity
Written for: People building with AI

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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