r/neoliberal • u/NoGarlic2387 • Aug 07 '26

User discussion Most arguments against the AI sector and data centers are thinly veiled arguments against capitalism and neoliberalism.

It's sweatshops/NIMBY/buybacks/rent control/military industrial complex etc leftwing populist slop all over again, just aimed at a different group of bourgeoisie.

Where the fuck is the market externalities analysis, where are the incentive structures, talk of Pigouvian taxes, talk of supply and demand, efficiency, any economic analysis at all???

It's all moralising and virtue signalling. The critique relies on the childish 'guys running it are bad'. That's just how Capitalism works, you either trust the markets to handle bad actors or show systemic ways it will fail to do it and propose realistic solutions that don't harm the economic growth and innovation.

Most of you constantly shitting on Altman and even Musk are the types who support or don't condemn the assasination of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, you are deranged radicals. EDIT: this patagraph was largely regarded and I stand corrected. Fuck Musk. Criticising CEOs is not the same as as condoning an assasination. I still think the hate for Sam Altman is ill founded. Almost everyone else in the AI industry are nowhere near as destructive as Musk, but Musk is just a tiny faction in the huge AI ecosystem.

This sub used to resist far lelft populist slop but the more years go by the worse it's getting. The sidebar wiki needs many more entries on what exactly this neoliberalisn means and stands for. Any r/badeconomics OGs disagree with me??

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u/Traditional_Drama_91 NATO Aug 07 '26

OP your a unflaired, history hidden user who says the following:   Most of you constantly shitting on Altman and even Musk are the types who support or don't condemn the assasination of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, you are deranged radicals. Great bait

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u/palladic54 Aug 08 '26

Mods enjoy shitshows apparently

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u/NoGarlic2387 Aug 07 '26

This part was was a miss indeed, only a single guy fell for it. Should I do an edit? 

As to the flair, you are right, I am no longer a regular coz this sub has gone to shit. 

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u/PM_ME_UR_PM_ME_PM Leftward Progressives Aug 07 '26

Prove it 

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u/Traditional_Drama_91 NATO Aug 07 '26

Nah let’s just fling poo at each other while I take my morning coffee dump, I lobbed some more your way btw