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If they didn’t say that the rah-rah-AI crowd would come for them with torches and pitchforks. It’s a ward against that, nothing more.


Similar to the way many Trump supporters, when daring to criticize him, feel the need to assert that they still love him and would vote for him again.

(See, eg. r/LeopardsAteMyFace for examples. It’s fascinating.)


Or any time one dares to criticize Israel for their recent contributions to peace on Earth (wink wink) -- it has to be prefaced with "Let me say that I'm the biggest defender of the Jews and fight against anti-Semitism".

It's moot.




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