that fucking post got boosted onto my feed *again* and I guess this time all I want to say is that any asshole can claim to be anti-LLM while shouting down and tone policing legitimate critiques of LLMs. that is in fact a common sales tactic used by boosters: Simon Willison has declared himself an AI critic, but in every way that matters he defends the technology and boosts critihype.

it sucks but sometimes even marginalized people get taken in by a harmful power structure and end up saying and doing terrible things to defend their position in that power structure.

I’ve watched far too many of my personal heroes fall prey to cognitive surrender to be shocked anymore when it happens, but I understand the urge to side with someone you used to look to as a positive example. please do what you can to prevent yourself from being used as part of a harmful power structure, even if someone from your same lot in life tells you that this time the power structure is ok.