The problem is, while using ai is still discretionary, that is rapidly changing, and it ia being integrated into nearly every commercial consumer OS, browser, mobile device, etc. It’s entirely plausible that there’s a near future where most USAians can’t ot don’t know how to use any technology that doesnt have this sort of technology integrated.

And if the precedent is already set (which it is), that its perfectly acceptible for companies to turn over people for any sort of actions or words that are not approved by those in power…

It took a lot of these reactions and almost 30 years for me to realize my childhood was pretty fucked up.