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cachukis

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7. I too am an idealist in spirit, but old enough to
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 09:26 PM
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contend with the forces of reality.
I have been in conversations with very bright youngsters in my family presenting the loss of the ideas that got them there, to the fact that perspective is lost on them.
My youngest son is nearing 40 and works everyday with algorithmic search engines to answer questions in high level legal matters.
He realizes my arguments, but recognizes the inevitability of AI. He worries it will steal his brain and replace his children.
I saw it in 2007 with the smart phone in my classrooms.
Only twenty percent of us know what is happening and worry we won't be enough.
The brilliance of scientific solutions will be sold, justifiably, day after day. The cigarette companies used that same technique.
I truly appreciate your fight and your informative posts.
Money doesn't care how they make it.
I write ala T.S. Eliot.
Nobody even knows.
I am more Luddite. Not against technological advance, but inclusion of humanity is a must.
This technological advance is designed to turn it over to the technology.
That scares the shit out of me.

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