A post on the loss of hacker culture says the real issue is an instinct to obey
fkasummer · x · 2026-07-22
A short reply says the situation can largely be explained by an instinct to obey, and laments the loss of hacker culture.
It is responding to a thread about “AI psychosis” and argues that the deeper issue may be a worldview clash rather than a simple pathology. The post is brief, but it frames the debate as one about culture and norms inside the AI/hacker community.
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