Is this article slop? Can't tell since I won't pay Wired.
this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2026
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Yeah you know, it's not like tech savvy people have been warning about this since the very beginning, and everybody was like nah that won't happen. You'll never guess what happened next! Exactly what was foretold so many moons ago.
I've been telling people around me to get off anything Meta related ever since I found out the Zuck was manipulating the data to keep people more depressed and more engaged with Facebook.
Now you need to install a fucking app to make the dishwasher work, or you have AI features in your oven. I'm so done with all of this shit.
The world's polarized even more with this slop. It's affecting everyone, and worse, not just corporations literally normalizing AI -- influencers telling people to go out make some more slop for millions in fuck-you money -- but even governments convinced this is bonanza and all must wear the mark of the beast.
Keep the Butlerian Jihad going.
Pull the other one, it plays jingle bells.