Four days talking to normal New Yorkers: 'People literally hate AI' — and a cultural theory why
Linahuaa · x · 2026-09-10
After four days of conversations with non-tech New Yorkers, Parmita reports that 'people literally hate AI' — even management consultants working on AI transformation use it but resent it. Reposter Linahuaa offers a cultural read: Westerners anchor identity in jobs and hobbies, so AI attacks their ego and the backlash gets dressed up as a moral issue, while Asians, habituated to being outcompeted by peers, mind less and embrace AI.
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