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A critical opinion piece on the AI industrial complex and techno-fascism, arguing that the tech industry's uncritical embrace of AI tools is driven by greed and complicity rather than genuine utility. The author draws on stories of developers quitting in protest, discusses the harm AI mandates are causing to careers and mental health, and calls out the 'it's just a tool' crowd as naive or complicit. The piece ends on a personal note about reclaiming creativity and agency as resistance.