Capitalism Is Shoving AI Down Our Throats Because It Can't Give Us What We Actually Want

http://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/10/26/capitalism-is-shoving-ai-down-our-throats-because-it-cant-give-us-what-we-actually-want/
Date Written:  2025-10-26
Year Published:  2025
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX25452

Capitalism doesn't have the ability to give people the things they are asking for--world peace, affordable housing, solutions to environmental catastrophe, etc.--because they are simply not attainable under a system driven by the pursuit of profit. Instead, capitalism uses AI to distract from its shortcomings.