Dark thought. People burning self driving cars is going to increasingly become a thing. It has an energy that resonates on the populist left and right. Each are skeptical of big tech and see this car as a rolling reminder that automation is coming for everything.

Multiple Waymo vehicles set ablaze here in LA https://t.co/p2iVDUbEIL

Brendan Gutenschwager

Dark thought. People burning self driving cars is going to increasingly become a thing. It has an energy that resonates on the populist left and right. Each are skeptical of big tech and see this car as a rolling reminder that automation is coming for everything. https://x.com/BGOnTheScene/status/1931875366307815645

all Waymos go to heaven https://t.co/cAEFSGYdny

I feel like the burning Waymos are emblematic of the culture war in America: right vs left, with tech caught in the middle being punished when we’re just trying to build things to make life better.

Self-driving cars are probably the most positive manifestation of AI: they’re not

Yishan

building @scratchapp and  sidequest.build

related https://x.com/yishan/status/1931982922531402089

agreed. and no one "hurt" but the faceless rich corporation.

now imagine humanoid robots (and the violence against them)

emotional punching bags for society

Echoes of Luddite sentiments in the digital age. It's fascinating how resistance to technological progress manifests across different demographics. Automation indeed threatens certain jobs, but it also opens new avenues. The dialogue around it is crucial.