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10. And average people will be expected to just get used to everything being delivered worse than it used to be.

Sat May 23, 2026, 08:13 PM

22 hrs ago

What choice do we have when we've allowed private monopolies to swallow up most of the essentials of life?

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Amazon Job Replacement Failures Expose AI Lies [View all] GreatGazoo Yesterday OP

Oh, look, those of us who said AI is a crock of shit are proven right. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #1

AI has been oversold to the point ot being a gigantic scam Warpy Yesterday #2

In marketing one rule is 'Under promise, over deliver' GreatGazoo Yesterday #3

Yep, grossly overrated and of limited utility not fooled Yesterday #4

yes to both of those GreatGazoo 23 hrs ago #8

Not just companies but governments as well. meadowlander 22 hrs ago #9

AI is nowhere near replacing jobs Progressive dog Yesterday #6

Companies will do it anyway. OC375 23 hrs ago #7

Until it costs them Progressive dog 21 hrs ago #12