The AI scene feels like new-Evangelicalism: ambitious youths reordering the world by reason
zetalyrae · x · 2026-09-15
zetalyrae argues the AI scene carries vaguely grown-up-Evangelical vibes: it's where ambitious young intellectuals go, and it's a radical movement premised on using reason to rationally reorder the world. A cultural observation on the AI community.
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