He didn't say it's good or even tolerable, just that it happened for at least 15 years already (and probably more).

Maybe so.

I wonder whether I lack empathy. Sometimes I think "oh, just another shitstorm where someone tries to weaponise people's shitstorm" and I wonder how often that's an appropriate reaction.

EDIT: For example people saying "AI bad!" and pointing at bad effects, not mentioning whether the same thing was done before AI but sort of leaving the impression that it's new, relying on people's emphathy to override their memories.