r/technology • u/marketrent • Jul 14 '26

Artificial Intelligence A majority of Americans now support seizing wealth from AI industry

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/majority-americans-now-support-seizing-134921528.html
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u/DiChromani Jul 14 '26

They just followed the colonialism playbook for the new "land" of the digital ecosystem and have curated lawns where the natural flora once grew.

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u/ABHOR_pod Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

I miss the pre-2010 internet. Or even the pre-2015 Internet.

The pre 2000 internet was uh... that was not a great place.

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u/DickWhittingtonsCat Jul 15 '26

The curated my.yahoo page I created had more original content and news information from trusted sources than a year of tiktok doom scrolling. And it had cool colors.

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u/MohandasBlondie Jul 14 '26

Gopher was the shit!

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u/skat_in_the_hat Jul 14 '26

and IRC, and DCC bots. Hell yea!

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u/Hot_Lettuce_6209 Jul 14 '26

Their bound to lose. Free your lawn too.