The time you enjoy wasting is never wasted time.
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And if this was in the first version, everybody would understand. If it's still in version 5, it's by design.
They probably do the marshmallow test on applicants. If they fail the test and lie about it, they go to the printer department.
Next summer is going to be fun if El Nino pattern holds. It would mean that this year with heat domes, forest fires and floods was just the preview and next year is the main event.
Little Bourgeois like to pretend they're rich and imitate the rich because of that. It's why people have lawns in a desert climate and eat way too much meat.
Computers haven't become less efficient. They can still crunch numbers like crazy.
It's the software. Why spend a month making something when you can just download some framework that does what you want in one hour. Sure, it used 10 times as much memory and CPU, but that's still only a 1 second delay with a modern computer and the deadline for release is approaching fast.
Repeat that process often enough and you have a ridiculously bloated mess of layers upon layers of software. Just for fun you can start up some old software and play around with it in an emulator to be baffled how quick it all works on a modern system.
If it's all the responsibility of the families and government support is gone, they should not be surprised if people go back to fraternities, sororities and other social organisations of mutual support. You already see that happening with unions who were historically connected to these organizations. Governments don't like those.
Caffeine keeping you awake at night forcing you to consume large quantities of caffeine to get through the day.
The whole language model scene system started with "we accidently found something that kinda works" and is now in full "somebody please accidently find a way so it uses less power" mode.
No. I'm trolling. But Musk is going so far of the rails it's plausible.
Most dystopian books are now used as a manual for some politicians and rich a**holes.