The tech industry's current obsession with AI and other speculative technologies is not driven by genuine innovation or user demand, but by a desperate attempt to sustain the illusion of hypergrowth in the face of stagnation. The so-called 'rot economy'—a growth-at-all-costs mindset—has l
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