Viral AI-circle quip: you can't convince a doomer the world isn't ending
repligate · x · 2026-09-17
A widely shared aphorism in the AI community: "It is hard to convince a man the world is not ending when his self-importance depends upon the idea that it is." Read as a jab at AI doom culture, it has resonated widely as commentary on status-driven doomerism.
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