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# Skepticism is a steering wheel; the fear merchants...
> Skepticism is a steering wheel; the fear merchants want you to mistake it for a parking brake.
**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]]
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“Skepticism is a steering wheel; the fear merchants want you to mistake it for a parking brake.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-skepticism-steering-wheel-mistake-parking-brake
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