[r_singh]

I may have been too harsh. I love capitalism, technology, and software—they’ve built a meritocratic world and given me the tools to build my own life.

AI and technology feel like my best friend, but also my worst enemy when they edge toward learned helplessness. That tension exists with anything we depend on: the closer we get, the more power it holds.

The relationship between user and technology is becoming deeply intimate as systems gain reach and control. It’s important to stay optimistic but skeptical—and to keep protesting everything—because the work is moving faster than our ability to register its consequences.

Reading back, I realise I drifted into more of a monologue than a conversation. I get carried away when I’m trying to reason things out in public. Still, I stand by the core point about balance and transparency in how we shape the web.