"I'm grieving dead dreams": a Reddit reflection on AI's emotional toll
777thLight · reddit · 2026-10-19
A reflective Reddit post argues that even if AI solves countless problems and makes this the best time to be alive, many people are mourning lost dreams — of stability, of mattering to the world, of knowledge having impact. New dreams will come, the author writes, but AI can't help us grieve the dead ones.
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