Sull: AI makes me maximally pessimistic and maximally optimistic at once
sull · x · 2026-10-05
A one-liner capturing the zeitgeist: "it is strange being both max pessimistic and max optimistic at the same time. thanks to AI." — the paradoxical mood of watching AI both disrupt and empower.
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