AI circle's sharpest quip yet: you can't talk a man off doom if his ego depends on it
basedjensen · x · 2026-09-18
A widely resonant quip from deepfates, amplified by mattparlmer as a "remarkable cultural artifact": "It is hard to convince a man the world is not ending when his self-importance depends upon the idea that it is." A pointed jab at the psychology of AI doomers.
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