<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Every generation produces people who mistake their... > Every generation produces people who mistake their fear response for foresight. They see an unfamiliar machine, announce the end of civilization, congratulate themselves for their moral seriousness, and then quietly purchase the machine ten years later. **Source:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]], [[research/AI-Tech Doomers Publication/preimages/2026-09-17-article-route/articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Every generation produces people who mistake their fear response for foresight. They see an unfamiliar machine, announce the end of civilization, congratulate themselves for their moral seriousness, and then quietly purchase the machine ten years later.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-every-generation-produces-ten-years-later ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->