The worst kind of tech hype is when something is portrayed as inevitable and unstoppable, with criticism or doubt blithely dismissed as "they don't get it".

Just because a giant tech company pours vast amounts of money down a toilet, that doesn't mean the toilet is going to start spewing gold coins into the air.

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@FediThing I'd like to say "I understand it extremely deeply, that's why I'm not into it" but it never seems to help.

@alcinnz @FediThing Such is an exercise in trying to disprove "the future." I understand it deeply and I disapprove of it, is an oxymoron in such person's perspective. In that regard they are like conspiracy nuts sending you a video, that convinced them, believing it will convince any reasonable person. They are reasonable after all.

The thought of their lack of insight, superior competencies of the person they are trying to convince or differences in political/ethical positions does not materialize. An odd, highly egocentric manner many adopted and need to unlearn if they want to be the rational people they view themselves as.