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the "left" broadly advocated for open access community owned gigabit fiber networks while the right coddled monopoly access to the detriment of progress and affordability for four decades

Also the very first thing that source article does is credibly quote an employee of a website run by an overt white supremacist whose "mission alignment" has been to encourage CSAM and authoritarian propaganda, so maybe we calm down a little

I think a lot of this "the left doesn't get AI" or "you can't talk with the left about AI" originates with annoyance by libertarians and the right at people reminding them ethics and empathy should still matter in technology development and adoption, and it isn't just about "work flow efficiencies"

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

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The whole edifice is based on unsupported, fantasy valuations. From their 'phone number bank balances, to the overinflated opinions of themselves and their outsized political clout. Its unsustainable and will crash soon enough, which is why they're in such a rush to impose their tecno-dystopia on us