I don’t disagree that adobe software is bloated, but GIMP takes 20-30s to load on every system I’ve ever owned.

You can pry Notepad++ from my cold, dead hands.

I was mainly going off this poll and a few others that had similar results. I do see Japan is a bit of an outlier, but they still seem to view AI more favorably than the US and Europe.

In Japan and China people are actually optimistic about AI.

It’s not the tech itself, it’s the fact that in some countries, new technology is used for power and control instead of lifting everyone.