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Silicon Valley's AI elite are shelling out as much as $6,000/hour for 'nerdy escorts' who can talk tech and crypto (finance.yahoo.com)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Paying an escort to spend time with you certainly doesn't come with the same sacrifices as an organic relationship. And, unlike chatbots, "nerdy escorts" are real people who can provide human perspectives on things like AI, crypto and economics instead of just echoing back a tech worker's thoughts on such subjects.

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[–] joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

are they really that elite if they have to pay people to talk to them? idk

[–] BonsaiBoo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

That’s how these lonely bigoted dorks with new money think being rich and powerful and cool works - overpay for whatever you want and force others to give it to you, with money you gained through slave labor, destructive practices, stealing from future generations and corruption. They think might makes right, so yeah, they think they’re elite for paying people to pretend to care about them when they’re not on stage or social media or in a board room.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

real people who can provide human perspectives on things like AI, crypto and economics instead of just echoing back a tech worker's thoughts on such subjects.

I doubt these guys are paying someone $6k/hr to disagree with them.

[–] GalacticSushi@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

No, the prostitute definitely just really likes me. She said I'm the best she's ever had and my dick is bigger than anyone else she's had sex with.

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Holy shit that's pathetic

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Its funny how to many the whole concept seems new, but to me it's just the topics and price range.

Escorts, and strippers have been entertaining patrons with intellectual conversations probally for as long as the second oldest profession has been around.

[–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

intellectual conversations

crypto

Pick one.

[–] moustachio@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The irony of your comment might kill me.

You know crypto doesn’t just mean coins… right? It’s a whole concept that applies to lots of things outside of cryptocurrency.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

That would be general purpose cryptography, and is never abbreviated to crypto.