Bluesky’s “AI con” debate is shifting facts while keeping the same tone
iskander · x · 2026-07-21
The post argues that the Bluesky discourse around the “AI con” is quietly changing its specifics as new capabilities become harder to dismiss, while still keeping the same aggrieved moralizing tone.
The point is less about the merits of any single model or capability and more about how online consensus communities preserve a preferred emotional stance even as reality shifts under them.
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