capitalism has truly k!lłed the art of having a hobby and doing an activity for the sole purpose of enjoying it. now everything has to be a side hustle or you just feel like it's a waste of time
few suffer like the populist who stands with and loves "the people" but also recognizes that "the people" have aesthetic and artistic taste far worse than you could ever imagine.
At SFO… line 10 deep for Peet’s Coffee while zero interest in robot barista. RoBa is ~3% cheaper. Both have self-ordering. Both have full menu of drinks and baked goods.
Interested in hypotheses on “Why?”
A few of mine:
a) CafeX tried for novelty and poor quality? (Disproven by personal taste, but others may disagree)
b) Inferior UI with no backup human (contributing imho)
c) Price differential not enough to lead to switch (leading candidate)
"Developing economies" might need to be scrapped as a concept since the third world catching up was specifically just China and the entire third world outside China just got slightly poorer over time
Startups don’t want to solve the homeless problems they want the government to get rid of them.
Tech is made for profit. That’s why San Fran doesn’t look like the city of the future
People talk about CA like a leftist utopia but I grew up in the Silicon Valley and an insane amount of people sincerely believe their startup that's just sticking a QR code on a homeless person's forehead will solve the housing crisis or believe homeless ppl just deserve to die
Quick reminder that you will get dog piled by a large amount of people in the Pokémon community if you use AI.
A lot of people do not touch anything with an AI thumbnail or image.
Hire a graphic designer or artist!!!