I think they’re too far in the hole at this point. Even the bottomless goon profit pit isn’t gonna save them from oblivion unless they magically invent a way to make AI a lot better. And deservedly so.

I think that people with access to higher education who also have constant access to world news is bound to lead to people not wanting to put their kids through it. If you compare that to someone who barely has access to the internet and whose main focus is trying to feed their family and it’s a whole different situation. Humans need meaning in their lives and in western societies this has been waning for a while now.