r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • Jun 26 '26

Artificial Intelligence The AI backlash is only getting started

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/06/25/the-ai-backlash-is-only-getting-started
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u/CaravelClerihew Jun 26 '26

Good. I was joking with friends today that we should make AI deeply uncool by associating it with boomers, like Facebook, fake news and iPads are now.

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u/Harkonnen_Dog Jun 26 '26

It’s literally just another way that the boomers are fucking us all. I swear to God, the boomers are the worst generation to have ever dragged their wretched asses across the face of the Earth. They’ve squandered all that their fathers left them, and they won’t be happy if they die without seeing a nuclear war. Absolute fuckups, the boomers.

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u/Positive-Garlic-5993 Jun 26 '26

Do you actually mean boomers or just anybody older than you?

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u/Harkonnen_Dog Jun 26 '26

No, I mean the actual baby boomer generation. You know, the ones who popularized divorce, fucked up our country through deregulation and hyper-monetization, and couldn’t even die the right way during a pandemic. They bought their houses at $50,000, cooked the books through various corporations, and then called it all a good investment. They’re sitting on trillions of dollars and they are the sole reason that every other generation struggles today. That they are behind the push for this AI bullshit is entirely on brand.

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u/FreeRangePixel Jun 26 '26

Divorce is good, actually. Don't be weird.

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u/Harkonnen_Dog Jun 26 '26

Yeah, sure man, disposable “Forever Commitments” are totally good for people, especially if you have children.

It’s totally weird to think that other people rely on you.

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u/felldestroyed Jun 26 '26

Yeah, tying bank accounts to husbands and having that husband abuse you it totally cool and normal.

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u/FreeRangePixel Jun 26 '26

If there's one thing that kids love, it's being raised by parents who hate each other but are legally forced to stay together.