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May 24, 2026 
People often compare AI to the internet, but there's one big problem with that comparison: people naturally adopted the internet as it became available over the years. AI, on the other hand, is being forced into every crevice of our lives and the response is increasingly "we don't want AI."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQpZdCKgc6w
Sources: AI Assistance Reduces Persistence and Hurts Independent Performance: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2604.04721
Harvard Brain Fry: https://hbr.org/2026/03/when-using-ai...
Writer’s AI adoption in the enterprise: https://www.morningstar.com/news/busi...
THIS will also work in deleting these nefarious businesses who drove our local community businesses into bankruptcy. Without mentioning any names (you know who they are). There are times when I absolutely MUST darken their doorway because I live in a small rural town. They ARE the New World Order - NOT our friends. Vote with your wallet. Stop financing their agenda.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:26 Stop Telling Me to Use AI
01:21 AI Replacing Customer Service Reps
02:22 AI is in Everything
03:11 Pinterest is Ruined By ChatGPT AI Images
03:33 Brands Facing Backlash for AI Content
03:57 Prada AI Slop
04:36 AI is Ruining Jobs
05:16 Usage of AI Reduces Our Own Skills
05:47 Companies Enforcing and Tracking AI Usage
06:15 Uber’s $3.4 Billion AI Budget
06:46 AI Agents for AI Slop
07:41 Using AI for the Most Basic Tasks
08:12 Software Engineers and AI Fatigue
09:07 AI Agents Causing Brain Fry
09:28 Executives Not Seeing Return on AI Investment
10:01 Students Boo at Commencement Speaker
10:52 Former Google CEO Booed at Graduation
11:35 Volume Has Become the Illusion of Value
12:06 Outro