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pdntspa 79 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: ChatGPT Pro now starts at $100/month

Worse, they exploit our curiosity and open-mindedness to build their empires for them. Which we willingly do because cool shiny shit.

Nerd-sniping as a weapon of oppression

MattGaiser 79 days ago | [–]

A lot of it is simply that they are far more open to the idea of curiousity as having value than most people.

rcbdev 78 days ago | [–]

> cool shiny shit

You mean absurdly high compensation for very comfortable, low-stress office work? People work to feed their families, not just because working is 'cool'.

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