Dev mocks SF AI lab engineers: 'rich 27-year-olds who think they'll upload their minds'
ludwigABAP · x · 2026-09-08
A viral rant by ludvigABAP mocks young engineers at top SF AI labs: 27-year-olds out-earning their parents' decade of income in a year, convinced they're society's new elite, bought into lab ideology, and fantasizing about mind-uploading and owning planets. The post reflects growing pushback against AI lab compensation culture and techno-optimist beliefs.
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