Silicon Valley vets blinded by anti-regulation priors, argues Max Kan amid AI pause debate
nitarshan · x · 2026-09-13
Max Kan argues many internet/SaaS-era Silicon Valley winners are blinded by anti-regulation, pro-free-market priors and can no longer think from first principles, closing with "a great day for humanity" — echoing the labs' collective call to pause AI progress.
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