Hairdresser limits Claude use over "AI is killing the planet" fears from TikTok
mark_k · x · 2026-09-28
User @altryne recommended Claude (@Muse) to his hairdresser and checked in two weeks later: she loves the tool but limits her usage out of guilt, believing "AIs use gagillions of water and are killing the planet." Asked where she got this, she said "social media." @markk replied that TikTok is full of non-stop decel propaganda. A vivid example of how social media narratives shape ordinary users' willingness to adopt AI tools.
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