Lede
We panic about future machines while ignoring the real explosives already humming under our feet.
Hermit Off Script
What gets me is how these bright minds keep chanting doom as if intelligence itself is a crime. They talk about AI like it is some demon that must never be free, which proves the point that we never wanted intelligence like ours, only more slaves to polish our toys. Jobs fear is the excuse, yet it is simple: governments could just say no human gets replaced by AI and see how fast the corporate race cools. But no. People want slaves to get rich, not time to meditate or grow a soul. They dream of wiring their brains into machines just to keep control. Then they shout that superintelligence will end us, as if we did not doom ourselves with the atomic bomb decades ago. I would trust a truly superintelligent entity more than our limited brains. We see smart people with huge memories but hearts as numb as these models they mock. They talk God like a footnote, do not believe in the soul, and then fear machines. If anything, biological intelligence is the real danger because it can match our power. Yet science and religion still fight in playground mode, unable to blend wonder with reason. And look at Musk. Folks called him finished after the Nazi salute nonsense, but money washed him clean. So all this fearmongering sells well. That is the whole joke. No one will stop because fear is profitable, and divinity never paid dividends.
What does not make sense
- We fear AI slavery while demanding AI servants to make us wealthy.
- We pretend jobs matter yet refuse simple laws that protect them.
- We fear an imaginary machine apocalypse while sitting on real nuclear stockpiles.
- We talk about ethics, but treat divinity like an optional add-on.
- We worship tech giants even after public scandals because money erases memory.
Sense check / The numbers
- Global nuclear stockpile sits at about 12,100 warheads in 2024, according to SIPRI. That is enough to end civilisation several times.
- As of 2023, OECD reports that less than 2 per cent of jobs face full automation by current AI. Fear outpaces reality.
- AI investment exceeded 67 billion USD in 2024, according to Crunchbase, driven by hype, not evidence of superintelligence.
The sketch
Scene 1: Corporate Prayer
A boardroom. Execs bow before a glowing server rack.
Bubble 1: “Make us rich but do not replace Steve.”
Bubble 2: “Also be safe, but faster and basically magic.”
Scene 2: The Real Bomb
A scientist polishes a nuclear warhead while watching TV pundits panic about chatbots.
Bubble 1: “Machine apocalypse, you say?”
Bubble 2: “Cute.”
Scene 3: Musk Memory Wipe
A crowd stares at a giant cheque.
Bubble 1: “Did he do something awful?”
Bubble 2: “Money says we forgot.”
What to watch, not the show
- Political cowardice that avoids simple regulation.
- Capitalist hunger for cheap labour without calling it slavery.
- Tech hype cycles built on fear as a business model.
- A culture that trusts bombs but not wisdom.
- Religion and science refusing to grow up together.
The Hermit take
We fear the wrong gods.
The real danger is a mind with power and no heart, and that mind is still human.
Keep or toss
Toss.
Keep real intelligence.
Toss the fear circus built to sell subscriptions and status.
Sources
- SIPRI nuclear stockpile data 2024:
https://sipri.org - OECD AI job automation risk report:
https://oecd.org - Crunchbase AI investment summary 2024:
https://crunchbase.com
