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[–] 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

And how exactly did AI become the worlds economy? Oh right, by becoming a bubble. We wouldn't be in this situation if there was no bubble. It wouldn't be the worlds economy if it had popped sooner. And you're here telling us we should let it become even bigger because if it pops now it's going to suck ass. It's going to suck even more ass later because it will be an even bigger part of the worlds economy and there's no scenario where it won't pop. There's no riding it into some kind of an economic boom that offsets all the fucked up speculations the ultrawealthy have done. The sooner it pops the better is it for all us because while we're now stuck with it our pain will be less today than it will be tomorrow.

And just as a reminder, the longer it continues the more data centers get built and the more natural resources get sucked up into this bubble and the worse the living conditions get for the people that are forced to live around those data centers. Even if it somehow magically doesn't pop our lives will still be worse off for it.

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  • [+] -9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    I'm not suggesting we "let it get bigger." My point is that it's naive and cruel to be excited about it. There's no solution to this. The ship is sinking. We're all doomed. But guess what? The people everyone is giddy about punishing have access to the life boats. We're cheering for the ship we're on to sink, and we're the ones going down with it. It's absurd.

    Again: The tech isn't going away. The billionaires aren't going away. Your job, your savings, your retirement, your future... those are the things that are getting obliterated. There's nothing to celebrate here.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Where did you see the cheers? Maybe we're waiting for the nightmare to end. It won't be a pretty end but at least it'll be an end and we can start salvaging what remains of our lives instead of still sitting in this insanity.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 day ago

    I'm not sure how else to interpret "pls let today be the day" other than excited anticipation. Maybe I'm misinterpreting, and you're right, and everyone is just saying "rip the bandaid off." But across social media I frequently see "bubble pop when?!" type comments which I always read as something like, "Can't wait for the bubble to pop so..." either, "this dumb tech goes away." or "big tech gets what's comin' to them!" Neither of which will happen.

    Also, I know I'm just repeating myself here, but I have a lot of anxiety over this and I think it's going to be more like a beheading than a bandaid-rip. After all the dominoes fall, I'm not sure there will be anything left to salvage.

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