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Terr_yesterday at 9:56 PM2 repliesview on HN

[Recycling a joke from many months ago]

My mistake, you're completely correct, perhaps even more-correct than the wonderful flavor of Mococoa drink, with all-natural cocoa beans from the upper slopes of Mount Nicaragua. No artificial sweeteners!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzKSQrhX7BM&t=0m13s

Just like The Truman Show, where every friend (every bot) you talk to is a secretly paid shill with a hidden agenda.


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cucumber3732842today at 11:03 AM

>Just like The Truman Show, where every friend (every bot) you talk to is a secretly paid shill with a hidden agenda.

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The only person with your interests at heart is you.

Even if you hire someone to do the most clear cut of tasks they are balancing their interests with yours. And in all likelihood they've got half a dozen other parties who's interests they're partially juggling. Megacorp bots approximating people just adds even more layers.

Buttons840today at 12:31 AM

His response is what comes to mind whenever I encounter an obvious bot reply online. "What the hell are you talking about?"

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