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30. There's a wild card this time, and that's generative AI and the surveillance AND DISTRACTIONS it offers.

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 12:44 PM

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The AI bros who are busy gathering every bit of data they can find about you, with plans to use it to manipulate you and/or sell or give to others who want to manipulate you, want you both distracted by and dependent on generative AI tools. That's the baited trap.

Steer clear of generative AI as much as possible. Even if you think it's just a tool you're using, it's dumbing you down, making you dependent, and influencing you much more than you realize. There have already been plenty of studies to confirm that.

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