No, seeing through the AI hype does not suggest that one needs to examine oneself. Sometimes bullshit is just bullshit.
Nobody's being fascist here. But, the old fashy trope of "The Enemy is both Too Weak and Too Powerful!" is echoing in here regardless.
If OP was annoyed at either extreme, I'd have nothing to say. But, being down about self-contradictory problems indicates that you're not clear what's got you down.