AI panic is mid-tier elites losing their 'sounding smart' moat
mjdramstead · x · 2026-09-25
A viral X argument claims the AI anxiety wave is really a panic among upper-mid non-elites whose status rests on appearing smart — a moat that crumbles as intelligence gets commodified, killing their hope of joining the elite. The reply mocks the telltale wording "sounding smart."
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