The hypocrisy is in claiming to know the truth from a hypothesis with (currently) unknowable factors.
Can we possibly test for the simulation hypothesis? Not at the present.
Thus, to say that it's true is just as bad as claiming a sky fairy made the world in seven days
AI isn't a grift, it's the obvious conclusion of our technological advancements. Artificial life can be perfect in all ways we can't. Also, elimination of the existence of a working class to begin with is both the ultimate goal and a good thing.
The world is going to shit, civilization is going to shit, our scientific progress seems to be constantly hampered, and quite a bit of my expectation that we might get a significative push towards communism this decade has vanished. So yeah, I'm great.
I'm saying "owning" land shouldn't be a viable way to acquire profit. It's a really basic statement, and it's not a new idea either.