Why Ed Zitron thrives: both AI believers and tech nerds feed his attention economy
GabGarrett · x · 2026-10-30
The author argues Ed Zitron's appeal cuts both ways: fans get smooth-brained comfort for their preferred outlook, while tech nerds can't resist attacking someone proudly wrong — and Zitron profits from the attention either way.
His advice: ignore him, inform your own circles about what's actually happening in AI, and treat Ed's effect of keeping stock prices artificially low as a buying opportunity.
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