AI is presented as a solution to what capitalism has wrought, but it’s actually speeding up the consequences of capitalism. Now we have fewer jobs than before and creative work pays even less and you need to make more of it. Instead of hiring people or more people to do things, use AI

April 07, 2026 - 14:03 UTC

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It’s unfortunate that so many people are blinded by the potential of the technology to overlook the consequences of implementing the technology in a capitalist society and culture where making money is prioritized over all else. It’s clear how promising technology is destructive in these conditions
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the problem here is "in a capitalist society" not the tech, and i feel like making it about the tech is sort of missing the point, especially since even if you did stop AI somehow, you'd still have the capitalism problem
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(For the record I’ve never been that impressed by the technology, in fact I think most of it is snake oil, but I’ll allow for other people being impressed by it)
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For me where AI takes jobs it creates a double whammy as that means less tax for government revenue and potentially more cost in benefits. Then you consider all the environmental issues and its madness. It has its uses.. but as I saw in one meme - so does asbestos!
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Technology is paying a series of rent seekers to exploit contract labor because you are too lazy to go to the store.
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The “AI saves time” narrative only makes sense within a system where time saved is immediately converted into more productivity.
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More capitalism truly is the solution to capitalisum.
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