AI doom posters mock apocalypse, then ask basic questions in the next post
GabGarrett · x · 2026-07-28
A sarcastic post pokes fun at a common AI-doomer pattern: people in the LessWrong / postrationalist scene loudly predict immediate catastrophe, then immediately follow up with questions about something that should be easy to understand.
It’s basically calling out the mismatch between apocalyptic confidence and basic confusion.
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