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Tech industry's approach to public's dislike of new tech criticized

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A Mastodon post expresses a cynical view of technological adoption, suggesting that when the general public dislikes a new technology, the tech industry's response is to dismiss public opinion and find ways to manipulate users into adoption. The post uses the hashtag #AI, implying this sentiment is particularly relevant to the current discourse around artificial intelligence. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post expressing a general opinion about technology adoption, not a specific event or release.

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Tech industry's approach to public's dislike of new tech criticized

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    *Whole world despises a technology.* Tech world: “the whole world must be wrong and stupid. We can trick them into using it.” # AI

    *Whole world despises a technology.* Tech world: “the whole world must be wrong and stupid. We can trick them into using it.” # AI

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