2026-10-25 07:35 UTC
AI Doomsday Narratives are a Distraction; We Must End Capitalism
Silicon Valley is obsessed with talking about the end of the world. They’re largely full of sh*t. But it’s still worth taking AI seriously and asking why we can’t think about moving beyond it (and capitalism.)
Capitalism enables Silicon Valley technologists, and ethno-nationalists who make up this apocalyptic alliance to fuel the fire that is AI as we know it
00:00 - it’s easier to imagine AI ending humanity than the end of capitalism
06:19 - What’s so scary about AI?
09:52 - So why is everyone taking AI so seriously?
11:40 - Why the end times discourse?
17:19 - The logic / theology of disruption
19:47 - Why can’t we disrupt capitalism tho
22:19 - The computer as salvation
24:44 - We don’t need AI. We need to end capitalism
Replies (3)
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@trojanbark@lemmy.world 2026-10-25 12:22
AI relies on energy. Energy either has already peaked or will peak soon (primarily oil). Every year it will become more expensive and require more resources to produce even less energy than the year before. This is why I am not worried about AI. In fact, it makes me happy that AI is acclerating our use of energy; the faster we run out, the faster we collapse, the faster we revert to a simpler way of life that is in harmony with the planet.
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@TimeNaan@lemmy.world 2026-10-26 06:12
I miss Wisecrack.
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@redballooon@lemmy.world 2026-10-27 07:28
Sorry, couldn’t watch. Youtube is too insistent on doing capitalist things to allow me to watch it.