• Syndic@feddit.de
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      10 months ago

      I certainly won’t trust Musk even as far as I can throw him with such stuff.

      I suspect that he doesn’t read dyspotic science fiction novels as cautionary tale but as an instruction booklet.

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        10 months ago

        Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale

        Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don’t Create The Torment Nexus

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          10 months ago

          “The Torment Nexus has so many applications in entertainment and use in therapy we could just not ignore this and had to make it a reality. And now, with our patented Torture ad integration technologies, advertisement is brought to a new level, a whole order of magnitude beyond what was possible before. The API to use this and our subscription service will go live at midnight, but pre-order is available right now!”

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        10 months ago

        Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale.

        Elon Musk: At long last, I have created the Torment Nexus from the classic sci-fi novel “Don’t create the Torment Nexus”.

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        10 months ago

        Let’s hope Elongated Muskrat (or any other techbro) never reads I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream in that case