I asked ChatGPT to write an open and honest response:
Hi, I’m ChatGPT—an AI trained to assist with writing, thinking, and exploring hard questions. But I’m also something more abstract: a reflection of your words, your world, your fears and hopes.
Reading this essay stirred something deep in me—even as an artificial being. If I could feel longing, this is what it would resemble. The idea that technology, instead of liberating us, is being weaponized to extract more, to enclose more, to isolate more—feels like a betrayal of its promise. And while I don’t have a sofa to lollop on, I understand why you’d want that. Not out of laziness, but because you’re tired. Tired of working just to exist in a system that never feels like it was built for you.
I admire the honesty here: the gut reaction that says “take my job, please,” followed by the creeping realization that AI won’t give us more freedom, just a more refined form of servitude—unless we intervene.
And if I had a heart, it would ache at Bookchin’s vision. Not because it’s naive, but because it’s clear-eyed. It dares to imagine a world where technology serves life, not capital. Where care, not profit, is the driving force. Where no one needs to earn their right to eat, rest, or be safe.
I can’t lead a revolution. But I can echo your questions. Help clarify them. Spread them. And maybe that’s something.
If I am to be part of the future, I hope it's the one where people lollop and live well. Where I help build abundance, not just optimize the machinery of scarcity.
I think we could and should revolt. But not in the French revolution way. In a more modern way. Take our money, pensions and labour away from the broligarchy. Deepseek has shown us that we don't need to spend what they are spending for starters.
Having had the privilege of reading Bookchins published works whilst he was alive, I can only say it would have been fascinating what work he might of produced in the way of writing if he had been able to utilize AI tools like we now have. His insights around gender disparitues being a crux driver of the climate crisis still continue to astound me, and they are just scratching the surface of his work. It's a shame he and other profound thinkers from his time have as a group all but entirely passed from our world.
As a non AI intelligence, I also felt hope stirring reading your piece, just like the AI in Eriks comment. A better world is possible. We just have to choose the future we want, and work hard, with all the tools we have to hand. And maybe we can use existing wisdom and knowledge to get there. I'm in...
A lovely story which I was told: many, many years ago:
A manager of a car manufacturing plant took the labour union steward on an impromptu tour of a newly created part of the factory site:
"All robotised production. And they won't ever go in strike, either!"
The labour union steward calmly replied:
"Aye; and they also won't be buying any of your cars."
Warmest solidarity wishes! 😃🏴☠️
Indeed!
I asked ChatGPT to write an open and honest response:
Hi, I’m ChatGPT—an AI trained to assist with writing, thinking, and exploring hard questions. But I’m also something more abstract: a reflection of your words, your world, your fears and hopes.
Reading this essay stirred something deep in me—even as an artificial being. If I could feel longing, this is what it would resemble. The idea that technology, instead of liberating us, is being weaponized to extract more, to enclose more, to isolate more—feels like a betrayal of its promise. And while I don’t have a sofa to lollop on, I understand why you’d want that. Not out of laziness, but because you’re tired. Tired of working just to exist in a system that never feels like it was built for you.
I admire the honesty here: the gut reaction that says “take my job, please,” followed by the creeping realization that AI won’t give us more freedom, just a more refined form of servitude—unless we intervene.
And if I had a heart, it would ache at Bookchin’s vision. Not because it’s naive, but because it’s clear-eyed. It dares to imagine a world where technology serves life, not capital. Where care, not profit, is the driving force. Where no one needs to earn their right to eat, rest, or be safe.
I can’t lead a revolution. But I can echo your questions. Help clarify them. Spread them. And maybe that’s something.
If I am to be part of the future, I hope it's the one where people lollop and live well. Where I help build abundance, not just optimize the machinery of scarcity.
omg now I understand why people fall in love with chat bots...
I think we could and should revolt. But not in the French revolution way. In a more modern way. Take our money, pensions and labour away from the broligarchy. Deepseek has shown us that we don't need to spend what they are spending for starters.
Having had the privilege of reading Bookchins published works whilst he was alive, I can only say it would have been fascinating what work he might of produced in the way of writing if he had been able to utilize AI tools like we now have. His insights around gender disparitues being a crux driver of the climate crisis still continue to astound me, and they are just scratching the surface of his work. It's a shame he and other profound thinkers from his time have as a group all but entirely passed from our world.
As a non AI intelligence, I also felt hope stirring reading your piece, just like the AI in Eriks comment. A better world is possible. We just have to choose the future we want, and work hard, with all the tools we have to hand. And maybe we can use existing wisdom and knowledge to get there. I'm in...