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they're having fun with their toys and they don't want to be reminded that Elon musk's data centers are funneling deadly pollution right into predominately black neighborhoods, man or that the entire underlying financing of this movement is shaky AF or that many of these CEOs are technofascist

You're so lame for thinking technology shouldn't leave millions or billions of people out of work while simultaneously destroying the environment, using most drinkable water, and creating the greatest level of inequality in the history of humanity

While I agree somewhat, there is also imo a very real problem on the left to not see the potential in AI/automation to actually drive for positive system change, and only see the threats and limitations.

which can easily and should probably be constructed as a wholesome conservative argument

I'm old & retired, but all I see is the same non-IT managers who loved to make big pronouncements about technology, but who couldn't do a ham sandwich in a paper bag with "IT" scrawled on it in crayon. Sure, they don't understand technology, but I guess you can't make an omelette without a few lies.

This is the best worst case scenario…and yes, it’s already happening. Spot on analysis.

Kind of wild how he just totally dismissed all of the environment work done by the left, as if not living in a world made literal hell by runaway climate change is not a long term benefit for humanity.

Not using all means necessary to stop fascism before it could get this far is what will be considered a generational mistake.

The entirety of the history of renewable energy, etc. This is mostly the right being mad that somebody is reminding them ethics still matters

absolutely zero

tbf "Why isn't the left excited about pedophilia?" would be a worse article title

they care about money and their own personal productivity and familial enjoyment.

Er, wut? Sam Altman is a lot of things but that seems a bit of a stretch....

Guillotines?

you could write a dozen treatises on how wrong this article's foundational premise is

A conservative I know was SO excited to hear his hometown was selected by Google for free fiber optic Internet, and has spent the intervening 10+ years intermittently bitching in frustration that Google somehow never delivered on it.

Missing out on.... What? Slop? Mistakes? 80% accurate median bullshit? Tech: hey do you want my error prone intern to make your job more difficult for you by confidently making mistakes or bullshitting? Us: no thanks Tech: tHe LeFt Is MiSsInG oUt On Ai

I still love the idea of municipal networks.

Agree.

The left is also extremely excited for green energy while the right clings to fossil fuels

Guess they don't see Language or Emotional Intelligence as Technology. If the tech is Open, makes lives better: doesn't kill the planet, harm kids, and enrich Billionaires... Then show us and The Left is in. Mushroom Leather is kinda cool.

lol, yep

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they don't care about the labor part because they all fancy themselves temporarily inconvenienced billionaires just a few hustles away from being the next zuckerberg-esque tech plantation overlord

"Somehow all of the interesting energy for discussions about the long-range future of humanity is concentrated on the right.” They’re saying the billionaires pushing for a new technology to pervade all aspects of our lives with absolutely zero regulation or criticism are *right wing*? Shocker.

The AI-boosting left seem to mostly emanate from the intellectual sphere around Adam Tooze, who has done and continues to do good work, but his fascination with China and ‘world-historical change’ really blinds him here.

oh that was dead quite some time ago

There's so much misinformation and Gaslighting and it's Opinion in this article it's not even addressable..nuff said