The Subatomic Squeeze of Quantum Speculation
Written by: Jerry from The Smartin Team
The Infinite Loop of Quantum Speculation
Why are we suddenly obsessed with computers that don’t actually do anything yet? We’ve gone from desktops to laptops to phones, and now we’re told the next big thing is a box in a freezer that processes data in a way nobody can explain. Rigetti Computing (RGTI) is at the forefront of this, promising us a world of “qubits” and “superposition.” It sounds less like a business plan and more like the plot of a movie where the hero accidentally erases his own birth certificate.
The whole concept of RGTI is built on things being two things at once. It’s a one; it’s a zero; it’s a particle; it’s a wave. You know what else is two things at once? This stock. It’s simultaneously a “revolutionary tech leader” and a “company burning through cash faster than a tourist in a rigged casino.” You look at the balance sheet and you have to wonder if the accountants are also operating in a state of superposition. Is the money there? Is it gone? It depends on when you observe the ledger!
Then you have the competition. You’ve got the giant tech conglomerates with more money than some sovereign nations throwing billions at the same problem. And then you have the smaller players like Rigetti, trying to build the future of human civilization out of a workshop. It’s like watching a guy try to build a private space shuttle in his garage while NASA is already orbiting Mars. You want to root for him, but you probably shouldn’t give him your retirement savings.
The stock price moves like a subatomic particle too—sporadic, unpredictable, and prone to vanishing the moment you try to measure its value. One day it’s the future of cryptography, the next day it’s trading for the price of a medium latte. Investors are sitting around waiting for a “quantum advantage,” which is a fancy term for “the moment this thing actually works.” Until then, you’re just buying a very expensive ticket to a very complicated science fair.
If you’re looking for a stable investment, this isn’t it. This is a bet on a tomorrow that might be twenty years away, or might be never. It’s an investment for people who find regular gambling too predictable.
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