[gfodor]

Why are so many HN commenters like this

[alexsereno]

Pessimism is more infective than optimism. It’s also easier to be a naysayer, since most new ventures do failed you can point and say you were right regardless of merit.

[bsdpufferfish]

skeptical about AGI?

[gfodor]

no, presuming that other people working on things are both cynical and deceptive; it's projection, imo.