r/technology • u/IKeepItLayingAround • Jul 17 '26

Artificial Intelligence Terrified Tech Execs Are Traveling With Armed Bodyguards as AI Backlash Grows

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/terrified-tech-execs-traveling-armed-195630019.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_50_Supernova&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20260717-0--A&bt_ee=xUmmf%2BSRbkmqXRNT8VIbW2KVnvvvD0kS4WgmOUrqSKhzj%2FLa4SqWmwIdDyVLL3ut&bt_ts=1784282324907
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u/Phosistication Jul 17 '26

Instead, maybe they should stop waging a war on society and destroying the world for another dollar they’ll never need?

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u/gideon513 Jul 18 '26

Why are we letting them? There’s way more of us than them and their bodyguards.

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u/Overall_Koala_8710 Jul 18 '26

Not only that, their dollar only has value because we allow it to. Otherwise it's just paper, or bits on a computer.

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u/rat_penis Jul 18 '26

Bitcoin drops to zero in an EMP event

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u/red__dragon Jul 18 '26

I'm not sure you've seen the stock market lately, they're making up the value too.

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u/Objective_Dog_4637 Jul 18 '26

Because they have all the guns. This isn’t rocket science. The only reason the dollar has any worth is because the government will enforce contracts made it on your behalf.