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17. Excellent article on AI in the current issue of The Atlantic.

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 01:12 PM

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Citrini Research just published a viral scenario for AI causing economic collapse by 2028. It's rattled AI proponents. [View all] highplainsdem Yesterday OP

Khosla's tweet last night: highplainsdem Yesterday #1

I'm no economist, but I've been saying this for years RainCaster Yesterday #2

I want to see the crypto bros lose, too. Crypto is nothing but a Ponzi scheme. highplainsdem Yesterday #27

Folks are just now starting to figure this out? Midnight Writer Yesterday #3

The AI peddlers and fans want to believe they're good guys, so they have to pretend all those highplainsdem Yesterday #4

Lutnick gleefully predicted a future when the majority of the population . . . peggysue2 Yesterday #24

Lutnick is evil. highplainsdem Yesterday #28

And probably a pedo like his boss durablend Yesterday #31

I haven't forgotten, and I agree. highplainsdem Yesterday #37

We are indeed in late-stage capitalism biocube Yesterday #5

This scenario is predicated on AI working extremely well and efficiently andym Yesterday #6

It's being implemented, and employees are being laid off, despite the IP theft and despite the highplainsdem Yesterday #8

If all you stated is correct, then companies using AI to a the extent necessary to replace humans will be outcompeted andym Yesterday #10

Outcompeting takes time. People can be laid off quickly. And the AI bubble is driven by FOMO. highplainsdem Yesterday #13

"Learn to code" is now "Get a manual job" - There will be a collapse in higher education jobs as well dalton99a Yesterday #7

Once a decade GenThePerservering Yesterday #9

The Problem with Rapidly Implementing AI in Business is MineralMan Yesterday #11

Too many CEOs aren't even particularly intelligent GenThePerservering Yesterday #25

That's assuming AI works. hunter Yesterday #12

AI is often a pretext for off-shoring nuxvomica Yesterday #15

Was just watching a stock trading broadcast and they mentioned it as well jmbar2 Yesterday #14

Yes. Some links: highplainsdem Yesterday #20

It's simple. The people who buy the shit you make are the same people who make the shit you sell. 3Hotdogs Yesterday #16

Excellent article on AI in the current issue of The Atlantic. Native Yesterday #17

I'm still betting on the Yellowstone Caldera erupting Orrex Yesterday #18

My money's on big rock from the sky. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #26

Except AI does not work like they promise JT45242 Yesterday #19

Could we replace all our politicians with AI? Festivito Yesterday #21

Maybe criminal liability would send a message jfz9580m Yesterday #22

What if? multigraincracker Yesterday #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie_Seagull Yesterday #29

Don't look up. Bmoboy Yesterday #30

i'm interested in Chakrabarti who is suggesting public ownership MadameButterfly Yesterday #32

The "AI"pocalypse... nt Another Jackalope Yesterday #33

It's the great reset theory the Tech Bros and many Nationalists follow. haele Yesterday #34

K&R. Incredibly important post Arazi Yesterday #35

This is total bullshit jfz9580m Yesterday #36