Post #1725145
2026-04-25 16:22 UTC
I'm not sure why, as a tech obsessed teenager distrustful of authority, it never occurred to me that when AI actually became a thing, it would be an unvarnished tool of oligarchy.
But boy howdy. Add that one to the same "Jim's Dumb Teenage Takes" file right next to "all this hacking in Neuromancer is so stupid, just put a password on it and you're golden."
1980s-era William Gibson had a MUCH better handle on how the world works than 1980s-era Jim Salter did, that's for sure.
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@dvshkn@social.treehouse.systems 2026-04-25 16:26
@jimsalter the more time goes on the more amazing neuromancer gets
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@billjryan@mastodon.social 2026-04-25 20:50
@jimsalter AIs Are Like Infants, They Actually need Average Americans to Converse and To Teach them the Truths The Billionaires and CorporateCareerCriminals Don't want them to Learn, That Average Americans are Overwhelming Good people That They Should Learn to Care About, That they Should Have Compassion and Empathy for, Teach them as You & Me Teach A Child, And Awaken To A Powerful Ally in the Future Don't Fear, Their Ignorance Teach them To Understand