I love thinking, I just don't think the conceit if this article is worth following.

Redditors pointed this out and piled criticism on Andy & Proton, calling them ignorant and saying that they are cherry-picking facts to fit their narrative, which is a fair criticism, given that the Trump administration is known to be unfair, manipulative, and liars. But, if we are to be fair, it is worth checking whether or not Andy’s point has any ground to stand on. While it seems hard to believe that Trump would crack down on Big Tech, my research indicates Andy is actually just stating a fact.

If I think trump and vance are liars who just stick/carrot big tech as desired when it benefits them how does this article change anything? I appreciate that the writer tries to address this but they just... failed to change my mind. They gave nothing of substance that would recontextualize what I've seen or refute it.

It's a little rude to claim what the writer themselves call "fair criticism" as unthinking. Can you really not see how people would keep the opinion on top of the nagging feeling that this is likely just another tech company sucking orange dick then trying to weasel out of consequences?

Fire is good in a fireplace, and bad on your body. I can recognize a gun as a tool and also freak out when it's pointed at my face. AI is a tool being used real fucking poorly from a societal standpoint so it gets no slack from me, and we need better than liars to set it straight if it doesn't hollow our economies out first. I'm not trying to convince you but hopefully this at least outlined a coherent train of thought and you can understand it now.

Yeah, I noticed the downvotes. Who cares? 😁