I’ve linked to him before, and this is a level-headed reality check: “Zitron’s skepticism would be more useful if he accepted the fact that people are widely using AI agents for coding and paying money for this out of rational economic self-interest” (Kelsey Piper, The Argument)
- Kelsey Piper argues Ed Zitron's AI skepticism has become unmoored from reality, particularly his refusal to acknowledge that people are genuinely paying for AI coding agents out of rational self-interest.
- The critique lands hardest on skeptics who dismiss real-world adoption data and user behavior as manipulation or delusion rather than engaging with it seriously.
- Blanket dismissal is as lazy as blanket hype. If AI criticism ignores demonstrated utility, it stops being useful journalism and starts being a brand.
