Most people don't use LLMs because there's no ROI for them, not ignorance
oran_ge · x · 2026-10-12
Responding to Howie Serious's framework of an "AI cognitive divide" (6 billion with almost no LLM exposure, 1-2 billion occasional free-tier users as better search/writing tools, 20 million heavy agent users, and 5,000 with access to internal AI lab systems), the author pushes back: most people avoid LLMs not because they lag in awareness, but because the tools simply don't pay off for their actual work and lives.
The core point: "people aren't stupid" — users naturally gravitate to tools that serve them, and low AI adoption reflects insufficient value in most use cases rather than a cognitive gap.
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