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It's not cheap, though. They are burning billions and as far as I know, not a single company has managed to turn in profit yet, and are still in the Uber phase.
It will get a lot worse.
The difference is that plastic does genuinely have good uses
AI does have excellent usecases. They just diminish to almost zero if you only look at LLMs
I haven't used AI yet. At least new ai and on purpose.
worse
lmao
Plastics are amazing and are extremely useful. Unfortunately they're bad for the environment.
Yeah true, but had to be concise. For certain applications plastics are 100% the way to go, so not perfect analogy. But for plenty of other applications they are worse than wood, metal, and glass
That kinda rhymed
There has always been a tendency to switch to methods of doing things that are easier and worse. That does not make it okay, but it is a consistent pattern.
It's the futuristic distopia that we live nowadays
I blame VC. Whatever the technology, VC ensures it'll be used dystopicaly
I like it. Screw the brain, it'll be worse. Eventually there will AI Coffee Machines and I will hitch hike to silicon valley find the person that made it and punch them
this post was submitted on 13 May 2026
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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