Heartland view: Americans aren't anti-AI, they're anti-being pushed around
ctjlewis · x · 2026-10-05
Someone from middle America who visited SF to learn about tech observes people there aren't stupid or anti-tech/anti-AI — they resent being told what's best by strangers with incomprehensible lifestyles, and some politicians are successfully using the tech base as a scapegoat.
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