r/mildlyinfuriating • u/SensitiveExtremity • Sep 01 '26

Ruined by Technology Youtube replacing comments with AI summary

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Sliding the comment card left and right both shows AI crap instead of just the comments. Just give me human interactions ffs.

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u/thekrone Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 02 '26

Modern day investors don't care if stuff is good. They don't care if it works. They don't even care if people like it. They actually don't even care if people use it.

They only care if the perceived value of the company goes up. That's it. They want to buy shares low and sell high.

They don't care if the company is set up for long-term success, as long as they can sell their shares for more than they bought them for. In fact, if the company crashes after they sell (especially if they can short it right before the crash) and they can buy back in at a lower price again, that's great for them.

Forcing AI into things builds investor hype. It doesn't matter if it's good or it works or anyone wants it. Saying "we added AI to our products" is enough for the stock to go up.

Investors like hearing "AI", so we get AI.

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u/blazze_eternal Sep 01 '26

They only care if the perceived value of the company goes up.

And they want it to go up as quickly as possible! Stability is an afterthought, or even worse a weakness implying stagnation.

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u/thekrone Sep 02 '26 edited Sep 02 '26

In fact a lot of them will just ride the wave until it seems like the company is going to nose dive, then cash out and short it.

They'll pressure the board into making decisions which might cause the stock price to jump short-term, but will hurt long-term viability of the company. Then when the pressure they applied to make bad long-term decisions starts to hurt the company, they'll cash out before the stock tanks and buy shorts so they profit from the stock tanking as well.

And then if the company doesn't go completely under and starts to stabilize, the investors will buy back in while the stock is low in order to do it all again.

It's all about making their own personal line go up as quickly as possible. They do not care what gets destroyed in their wake.