Indeed, it's all a combination of assumption and observation. And of course, technical knowledge.
I could go into deeper details of the whole context but it is very difficult in this form.
But for this dialog I think the most important aspect, which we also agree on, is that we can assume a huge number of people to be 'broken' or in need of help, which is the attack vector I was referring to.
And in that context, I am convinced the tech bros have absolutely no idea what they're doing (to humanity).

Rich people holding 99%.of everything and pitting us against each other. Most people have no idea about the scope of riches. We could all be much better.