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Nothing to do with Altman v Musk. That would be an AI boom that would be going full steam ahead without either of them.

Almost no one in the country is feeling a boom. Everyone is feeling the consequences of their greed and recklessness.

AI is the only thing keeping the S&P afloat. You don't want to see what it would look like when all pensions numbers start going down. So far it's fake numbers from inflation and the value is decreasing dramatically, but at least they still go up.

There's no way you think that will be sustainable even in the short term.

I very much do want to see. A necessary step to fix our problems is for people to stop lying to themselves and thinking things are "going fine".

A plurality of American voters are stubborn and stupid and won't change their ways until they feel direct pain, so bring the pain.

huh? What are you are referring to is the lasting impacts of multiple years of inflation after living without it for 10 years. Those issues predate Musk v. Altman and would be happening without them.

AI build out / boom would be full bore without them.

There is no boom. There are massive layoffs, massive inflation, and massive cuts to government services - all caused by the actions of Musk, Altman, and those like them.

Saying there is no AI boom? You are either lying to yourself or not paying attention to whats whappening.

Are there problems? Absolutely - there have been problems at every single second of humanity. We will always be plagued with problems at some times worse than others. That does not mean that there isn't a boom at the same time.

There is a boom, but It's a boom for a few thousand people in the country. Everyone else is seeing their energy bills go up, and I can't get a Raspberry Pi for under $100.

The AI boom started a war with Iran and dismantled American public institutions?

Musk has a lot to do with the state of the country right now. Do you read the news?

You are really giving him a lot of credit here. Thats mostly the news cycle doing what it does - focusing on the big stories and loudest speakers.

He ran a government institution that recklessly cut public spending and hurt us all. What are you talking about?

DOGE only cut like $7 billion dollars which is nothing in the bigger picture.

Their ineffectiveness at reducing the debt doesn't indicate the changes they made didn't have an outsized effect on many lives. USAID for example.

He was the de facto head of an effort to drastically cut the federal government, and he's donated hundreds of millions of dollars to get Trump and Trump-adjacent people elected. I ask again: do you read the news?

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