The predictable arc from 'I've seen the future' to 'full-time shill'
_onionesque · x · 2026-10-14
An AI community observer argues there's a predictable trajectory from 'I have seen the future, wake up people' to 'divine revelation has happened to me' to full-time shill — a pattern he says he's witnessed 2 dozen times — blaming prestige-optimizing cultures that produce zealots rather than responsible public figures.
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