>Why da f*#$ do they have to continue developing a technology which they think will replace droves of people by machines??

If they don't do it, others will anyway.

>There is nothing sexy about it. There is nothing cool about it either.

I disagree. I think it's very cool having machines that can actually talk to you and do stuff better than you.

I understand why people are upset since they perceive (justifiably) that their livelihoods are threatened and the CEOs and founders only made it worse by fear-mongering. However, the luddism and denial will always be absurd to me.