Comment by toraway

  > Because how far does their stance against AI go? They won't accept music. What about if AI created a cure that could save their child?

The problem with this type of argument employing hyperbole ad absurdum to demonstrate irrationality is that it’s self negating.

If AI cured cancer then by definition it would no longer be the technology that’s primary use case is churning out various forms of derivative slop. And so the balance between its value vs the economic/social/environmental costs would immediately and fundamentally change.

Losing my job, spending 3x as much to replace my PC while my favorite websites devolve into a cesspool of spam might not feel worth it just because I can now vibe code a todo app in 2 minutes while listening to a 600 hour playlist of personalized elevator music.

But if it cured my dad’s cancer and my mom’s Parkinson’s? Well, that’s a different story…