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.
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.'