Similiar to how PayPal's Honey extension was supposed to find every single coupon. Just like the enshitification of the Internet as a whole, AI might end up being an ad machine if not steered the right direction.

"Never" has been said throughout all of human history. Never will we fly. Never will we visit the Moon. Never will we cure diseases. "Never" isn't real. "Hasn't happened yet" is. If one geographic region hoarded its vast resources for itself instead of bringing up other regions with it, then sure.

For what purpose are we stronger together? Why can't countries be of equal strength and coexist and collaborate? A single human civilization would be strongest together, I don't see it being adopted in the next 25 years. So again, why 50 states instead of 50 countries?