AI won't make everyone equal—it will split the smart from the rest worse than money
prasenx · x · 2026-11-14
A sharp one-line take: AI won't equalize people. Instead, it will widen the gap between the smart and everyone else more severely than money ever did—positioning cognitive divergence, not wealth, as the dominant axis of future inequality. Bold claim, no supporting detail.
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