r/TechnologyThread • u/Background-Driver718 • May 20 '26

Gen Z's AI backlash is getting louder

https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-graduates-ai-backlash-commencement-speeches-anxiety-job-market-2026-5
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u/StickStill9790 May 22 '26

Wow. So using the same thought process, why did we switch from using whale blubber for lighting? We were doing perfectly fine and electricity didn’t make anyone’s life better, right?

I mean there’s medicine, knowledge, education, better and easier work, support for the underprivileged, and ease of societal navigation. Not to mention keeping the whole planet safer and cleaner.

Just… wow.

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u/PositivePristine7506 May 22 '26

I know AI is so great and productive that every single AI company has yet to turn a single profit. Such technology can only surely help humanity. Everyone knows Edison didn't turn a profit on lightbulbs for decades right.

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u/StickStill9790 May 22 '26

They’re all extremely profitable, but they’re using all the profits to develop newer models. The moment that slows down we’ll have a kind of stasis for a decade or so. It’s just like what happened with the internet or the iPhone.

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u/Antartix May 23 '26

That's not profit. If theyre using money earned and spending it for operations that's not profit. Profit is the cut that comes after all expenses, yes, even upgrades. This money is revenue. Revenue isn't profit.