Re:Ask HN: Why is the HN crowd so anti-AI?
by d0mine on Sunday June 07, 2026 @06:51AM
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It is how these agencies operate. They mask malevolent activity behind good front (“think of the children“, “age verification“ -> censorship/total surveillance. Medical aid -> overthrowing governments).
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Four Horsemen of the Infocalypse is what you're speaking of. Not wrong about there being a facade, IMF trap you with wells, but this distinguishes the boogeymen used to give up civil liberties.
It's similar to enshitification drawing attention to the decay cycle. These get used constantly with a good example being KYC is needed to stop money laundering.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Infocalyp...