JohnJul 15, 2025

The more I roll it around in my mouth, the more certain I am that the "AI" mania *perfectly* encapsulates neoliberalism in its entirety.

- doesn't work and never has
- steals everything around it
- produces nothing of value
- destroys all things with actual value
- lies
- creates the illusion of efficiency while vastly increasing both monetary and social costs
- is supported by militant zealots with tiny minds and hearts
- enriches a tiny group of individuals at the cost of destroying Earth

Show threadE.T.Smith
@johnzajac a while ago, I settled on the notion that rapacious capitalism was our version of the barbarian incursions in the old fall-of-the-empire narratives -- and from that perspective, the AI mania feels like we've reached the stage of leering conquistadors rushing the temples, slaughtering priests, prying every shiny bauble off the walls, while their captain recites banal platitudes about how they're advancing civilization
Jul 15, 2025 at 6:44pmWeb