Article gets at something that's worth discussing: the feedback loops between being a "techbro" and social networking. There is a very low cost to professing to

Article gets at something that's worth discussing: the feedback loops between being a "techbro" and social networking. There is a very low cost to professing to be on team AI, and a big upside in the form of social currency and connections among fellow team members. The "positive vibes" from a shared belief manifest as increased activity, which can cause the algorithms to favor such posts, which then has the effect of further entrenching belief (because you're on record of professing as such) and pulling others in. People looking to get on the hype train interact with other people of a similar temperament, and end up creating their own reality-distorting bubble of positivity. This is the exact same playbook that the rationalist techies would accuse religious people of falling into!