AI enthusiast describes daily harassment just for liking AI, calls backlash two-sided
AIandDesign · x · 2026-10-26
The account AIandDesign posted a long rant: they receive daily personal attacks — even death wishes — solely for being an AI enthusiast, often from members of marginalized communities they had defended for decades, which they find deeply ironic.
The trigger was a quoted post about a creator's 2.5-minute crying video arguing that AI boom beneficiaries (founders, investors) owe more empathy to those on the losing side. The author dismisses the video as performative attention-seeking and declares "empathy goes both ways." The thread captures the growing hostility and identity split inside communities over the AI boom.
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