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Ansem, you’re dangerously close to discovering the Goblins
Tweet analysis: 35% support, 30% confront. Covers job-loss fears, gov-corp alignment, need for public confidence, and framing AI as a tool ahead of 2028.
doesn't matter how impressive the new AI models are if social consensus around them is that they will take everyone's jobs the AI buildout is so massive that it requires human coordination at scale and trillions of dollars of investment, so governments will have to be aligned with these private corporations, which means the issues people care about become very important part of the reason Trump considers the next few years grid infrastructure build a National Emergency for this to work, people need to be confident that their lives will vastly improve as a result of the AI models becoming more intelligent, because otherwise they will support regulations that restrict these corporations as much as possible agree that framing around all of these conversations should be that AI is a tool that people can use to become more proficient in their fields, think 2028 election will be a very important one
Real-time analysis of public opinion and engagement
What the community is saying — both sides
AI is framed as a clear public good that can make treatments more accessible and effective.
people worry about real, tracked layoffs (see @LayoffAI) and want outlooks on which roles will disappear.
firms chasing efficiency will use AI to cut OPEX through layoffs and restructuring, boosting short-term profitability.
regulators tend to side with powerful corporates unless public backlash forces heavy regulation or bailouts become politically risky.
emphasis on AI as leverage: augment humans, coordinate adoption, and focus on collaboration to reduce resistance.
AI presently seems to make already successful people richer, raising concerns about inequality.
Tech and PR will rebrand harm as progress — “job destruction” becomes “productivity liberation,” and language is engineered to sell change.
Governments don’t need conviction, they just need to be bought — policy capture lets elites push risky tech regardless of public will.
Advances are structured to funnel gains to the wealthy, who will sustain control by creating artificial scarcity rather than improving mass welfare.
Past technological advances haven’t truly favored the consumer class, so optimism that AI will be different is doubtful.
People can be convinced to demand and implement threats to their own interests; narrative manipulation is powerful enough to make harmful choices feel desirable.
Even if the public dislikes developments, corporations and governments will find ways to proceed — restricting progress is unlikely without deep structural change.
Some view AI not merely as disruptive but as a potential downfall, and believe decision-makers are indifferent to catastrophic risk.
A minority proposes mass nonuse — if we all refuse the technology, adoption could be stymied — posing collective boycott as the main defensive tactic.
Threads invoke nWo, “Goblins,” CHUD and sharp dismissal (“shut your mouth”), reflecting a mix of conspiracy narratives and hostile, tribal debate that fragments meaningful discussion.
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Ansem, you’re dangerously close to discovering the Goblins
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The narrative is the product. They'll rebrand "job destruction" as "productivity liberation" the same way they called inflation "transitory," and governments don't need to be aligned, they just need to be bought.
At this stage of AI development, it cannot exist without humans That’s why, for me, humans and AI are a winning combination
As I agree with you that AI can be super beneficial for us, what about the jobs it is replacing? Just curious on your outlook on this subject. @LayoffAI has been tracking this all in real time, how many jobs have been taken due to AI and H-1B visas.
this? the AI firms DGAF about consensus and corporates don't care about their employees either. Recipe for more layoffs and restructuring which will reduce OPEX and probably aid the infinite glitch in the stock market as companies become leaner and more profitable.. https://
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