> We’re not talking about shoes or handbags, we’re talking about the thing that makes us human.

Exactly. That's why people are upset, and why more people are going to be upset as AI subsumes more parts of society. The handbags are just an analogy.

I wouldn't say that independent human thought will become "extinct," but rather that it will be severely devalued. And I don't see any technical reason why AIs can't replace every aspect of human thought, including creativity.

> So weird that we in the tech industry are so willing to ruin humanity for the sake of a sick IPO.

Not all of us. But the people who are making the decisions about AI have their own set of values.