Glen Cassidy

Most AI backlash is economic anxiety coated in a veneer of social justice. Alfalfa farming consumes 19 times the water that data centers do; there’s no sound environmental reason to boycott Claude but not GPS. When people say “AI is a moral stain,” they really mean: I am scared that I won’t be able to pay my bills.

The real world is all edge cases, all the time.

Never thought about AI risk this way! it's not the dramatic takeover, it's the quiet handover

So yes, the 60:40-ish split matters. But the real lesson is structural. If you reward efficiency over growth, fear over patience, and clicks over memory, you don’t just underperform - you hollow the brand out from within.'