Yeah, common human comprehension of statistics issue. Frequency of information about something !== frequency of occurrence.

Things more dramatic or uncommon are always gonna get more airtime and wider distribution

Also… The disproportionate police response when it’s wealthy and/or connected people compared to poor everyman Joe and/or a minority is as frustrating as it is sad.

Is this because he’s one of those techno cult weirdos that thinks it’s ethically wrong to do anything to impede ai progress because it’ll anger the future omnipotent/omniscient general ai entity we create and they’ll destroy us?

It’s probably just because “we want all the money, you shouldn’t have any”. But even if it’s the first thing it’s mighty convenient that that view benefits him financially

telling people your technology will replace their jobs, devour their electricity, and possibly end civilization isn’t the winning sales pitch billionaires imagined.

“but what you guys aren’t getting is the fact that it’ll make me a lot more money.”