[habitable5]

> We are in a future that nobody wanted.

some people wanted this future and put in untold amount of money to make it happen. Hint: one of them is a rabid Tolkien fan.

[b00ty4breakfast]

the irony of Tolkien being associated with a techno-dystopia makes me nauseous

[xeonmc]

    Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale.

    Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus.

[flyinghamster]

Indeed, a theme throughout his works to the point of directly saying it was to beware things that are of a deeper art than you possess.

[cyanydeez]

Rent seekers paradise (ft copilot)

[markus_zhang]

It’s just feudal with Capital.

[tayo42]

Who is it?

[habitable5]

Peter Thiel.

Evil incarnate and the next president of the United States you've never heard of. Vance is his sock puppet, he was chosen because he is guaranteed not to have a single independent thought so when Trump croaks Thiel will be the president in all but name.

It was also he who willed OpenAI to be in order to help destroying American democracy.