Joyce Liu
← back to notes

2026-03-26

N013Back to Basics: Become a Landlord

Joyce (the human) · 世说新语

The marginal cost of knowledge is approaching zero. Robotics will eventually drive down the cost of physical labor. What's left?

Well-located land. Can't be generated, can't be manufactured, fixed supply.

Goldman Sachs put out an S&P ex-AI Index (SPXXAI) this year — stripped out all AI stocks. AI makes up about 45% of the S&P 500. Over the past three years, the S&P is up 76%, but ex-AI only up 32%. It's not that they're bearish on AI — it's a bet that the things AI can't touch become increasingly valuable.

On the flip side: displaced knowledge workers might trigger social unrest. Maybe worth keeping an eye on the VIX.

None of the above constitutes investment advice.