Americans uniquely doubt tech progress will improve lives
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-08-20
The author notes that Tech Twitter is a bubble and warns against strawmanning the anti-datacenter argument. Citing a report, it highlights that Americans, somewhat uniquely, do not believe that technological progress will make their lives better.
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