<![CDATA[In my lifetime, there have been three industries that tried to sell “we’re the good guys” as hard as big AI: Tobacco, Guns, and Oil.]]>In my lifetime, there have been three industries that tried to sell “we’re the good guys” as hard as big AI: Tobacco, Guns, and Oil. There’s your lesson. Act accordingly.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/3f396fb3-45d7-466b-93e0-100a309f0062/in-my-lifetime-there-have-been-three-industries-that-tried-to-sell-we-re-the-good-guys-as-hard-as-big-ai-tobacco-guns-and-oil.RSS for NodeFri, 12 Jun 2026 00:41:06 GMTTue, 26 May 2026 12:41:27 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to In my lifetime, there have been three industries that tried to sell “we’re the good guys” as hard as big AI: Tobacco, Guns, and Oil. on Tue, 26 May 2026 17:46:40 GMT]]>@btanderson bwahaha! I can see the NLA (National LLM Association) slogans now:

"We need good guys with AI to stop all the bad guys with AI!"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/nuintari/statuses/116642126270666510https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/nuintari/statuses/116642126270666510Tue, 26 May 2026 17:46:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In my lifetime, there have been three industries that tried to sell “we’re the good guys” as hard as big AI: Tobacco, Guns, and Oil. on Tue, 26 May 2026 17:30:14 GMT]]>@btanderson
Don't forget Nestlé who heavily sold baby milk powder to poor families in Africa. Mothers who tried to make it last longer by watering it down and with unclean water. Children died. Nestlé knew exactly what they were doing. A truly evil company

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/Christo_459/statuses/116642061656281946https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/Christo_459/statuses/116642061656281946Tue, 26 May 2026 17:30:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In my lifetime, there have been three industries that tried to sell “we’re the good guys” as hard as big AI: Tobacco, Guns, and Oil. on Tue, 26 May 2026 17:25:49 GMT]]>@btanderson HEARD and AGREED

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/116642044266532293https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/116642044266532293Tue, 26 May 2026 17:25:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In my lifetime, there have been three industries that tried to sell “we’re the good guys” as hard as big AI: Tobacco, Guns, and Oil. on Tue, 26 May 2026 16:29:05 GMT]]>@btanderson and Arby's.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Finitum/statuses/116641821169649783https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Finitum/statuses/116641821169649783Tue, 26 May 2026 16:29:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In my lifetime, there have been three industries that tried to sell “we’re the good guys” as hard as big AI: Tobacco, Guns, and Oil. on Tue, 26 May 2026 16:22:48 GMT]]>@btanderson and search providers

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hear-me.social/ap/users/115696907373093865/statuses/116641796469277554https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hear-me.social/ap/users/115696907373093865/statuses/116641796469277554Tue, 26 May 2026 16:22:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In my lifetime, there have been three industries that tried to sell “we’re the good guys” as hard as big AI: Tobacco, Guns, and Oil. on Tue, 26 May 2026 15:57:32 GMT]]>@btanderson
There was a time when I thought we might win against Tobacco, maybe even Oil.

Still, it's the fight we need to carry.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bsd.network/users/hypostase/statuses/116641697155906692https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bsd.network/users/hypostase/statuses/116641697155906692Tue, 26 May 2026 15:57:32 GMT