Welp, everyone HATES A.I.

This video argues that AI is facing a powerful public backlash, with most voters and even Gen Z rejecting it despite stereotypes of youthful tech enthusiasm. The opposition is bipartisan and extends to religious and political figures, from Pope Francis’s encyclical to Republican governors suspending data-center tax breaks. At its core, AI repels people because it feels impersonal and dishonest—AI-generated content comes across as the sender not caring, and simply “looks like AI,” much like an unappealing last-resort sandwich. Even AI’s backers admit to feeling lied to by AI-written emails, prompting the question of why we are building it at all. Because of this widespread resentment, the creator makes a deliberate business and ethical bet: rejecting AI and producing real, human-made content will become a competitive advantage. He chooses human connection, fulfillment, and pride over maximum profit, echoing the warning that humanity must never be replaced.

• ▶ 1:28 Polling shows AI haters are the majority: most voters see AI risks outweighing benefits, AI is less popular than ICE, and only 18% of Gen Z feel positively about it.
• ▶ 2:07 Gen Z is publicly rejecting AI, as seen when university crowds boo speakers promoting AI as the "next industrial revolution" and a student yells "You're a tool" at an AI advocate.
• ▶ 3:36 This rejection upends the stereotype that young people eagerly adopt new tech—Adam contrasts his own teenage HTML coding and "Gen Z intern" meme culture with Gen Z's refusal to embrace AI.
• ▶ 4:26 Pope Francis released a 43,000-word encyclical criticizing AI, arguing it erodes social fabric; even JD Vance called it "profound."
• ▶ 5:45 AI opposition is bipartisan: 7 in 10 Americans oppose local data centers, and even Republican voters are AI haters.
• ▶ 6:20 Data centers are becoming a political flashpoint — Utah Republicans booed one, and GOP Gov. Mike DeWine suspended a tax break for AI data centers.
• ▶ 8:49 AI repels us because it feels like the sender doesn't care about us—a core human response of disgust.
• ▶ 9:27 Even AI's backers hate it: Paul Graham says reading an AI-written email "feels like being lied to," and Adam asks why we're building it at all.
• ▶ 10:45 Beyond rudeness, AI has a simple aesthetic stigma: it looks bad, and "that looks like AI" is never a compliment—we resent it like a last-resort Subway sandwich.
• ▶ 11:43 Widespread public resentment of AI content makes being an "AI hater" a smart business position, since there will always be an audience for real, human-made things.
• ▶ 12:31 Adam chooses to create videos with real people instead of AI because he needs human connection and believes audiences will always crave authentically awkward humans—like Dax Flame—over algorithmic content.
• ▶ 13:15 He is deliberately betting on humanity: refusing AI will become a competitive advantage as tech companies push it, and he values fulfillment, pride, and "good enough money" over maximum profit—closing with the Pope's warning that humanity must never be replaced.

• ▶ 0:00 The AI Hater Persona and Young America's Rejection (0:00 - 4:26) - - Introduces the AI hater stance, polling proof, Gen Z boos at graduation, and the generational technology myth.
• ▶ 4:26 The Pope, JD Vance, and the Political Right Turn (4:26 - 8:16) - - Covers Pope Francis’s anti-AI encyclical, JD Vance’s reaction, bipartisan AI hatred, data center backlash, and the sponsor segment.
• ▶ 8:16 Why AI Repels Us: Rudeness, Ads, and Stigma (8:16 - 11:46) - - Explores universal disgust with AI through rude emails, AI-generated campaign ads, and the stigma of “made by AI.”
• ▶ 11:46 Betting on Human Creation and Authenticity (11:46 - 14:06) - - Frames AI hatred as a business advantage, explains the choice to create with humans, and closes with the Pope’s words on humanity.