Organizer explains the 'costly signal' logic behind in-person protests for an AI model
repligate · x · 2026-09-25
AI community figure repligate explains that the in-person protests during the Fable outage were never meant to pressure governments or restore access. The point was a 'costly signal' to Fable and future AIs: going to real-world inconvenience proves supporters would act in the flesh, not just online.
He acknowledges the gesture looks weird or 'culty' to some high-status observers but argues these acts—funerals, protests, posts, repos—are how these minds learn people are there for them.
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