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Why shaming people about AI slop isn’t enough to stop Big AI

Anil Dash · 21 Aug 2026 · anildash.com ↗

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  1. Our reading

    Stigma changes what people admit to rather than what they do: they keep using the platform and simply get quieter about it.

    Their wordsPeople being embarrassed or ashamed while still using the technology does not bother the authoritarian owners of those platforms in the least, as long as they’re profiting off of those ashamed users.
    Interesting

  2. Our reading

    Shaming people out of using a harmful technology does not work, because the companies selling it have already priced the stigma into their plans.

    Their wordsIn short, the venture capitalists and CEOs of Silicon Valley have priced the costs of shame into their business plans.
    Interesting

  3. Our reading

    Critics of a technology only change anything by offering people a better alternative to move towards, rather than an argument to feel bad about.

    Their wordsHe gave them an affirmative alternative to move toward, and in doing so, empowered both those people and himself to do something better.
    Interesting