I’m Old Enough To Remember The ‘80’s

If “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”, what the heck is Generative AI? pic.twitter.com/OVc5p0lL3R

— Gary Marcus (@GaryMarcus) June 1, 2026

When the received wisdom was that government should be run like a business (nobody thought of Trump as a politician in those days; nor as a businessman), because business was ruthlessly efficient; and effective.

Nobody stopped to consider governments couldn’t file for bankruptcy.

Business could not fail, it could only be failed.

And now we must have AI data centers because we cannot fall behind…something.

And in Texas, at least, that means screwing rural areas blind.

(Via NTodd)

CNN: "AI drove the number of layoffs to the highest May total since 2020, back when covid had paralyzed the economy" pic.twitter.com/o7wiPvY5r1

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 3, 2026

"You must accept this! It is the future! You cannot stop.. THE FUTURE!”

Even though you’re going to have to rehire all those people when AI doesn’t bring about the commerce millennia.