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this seemed harsh ten years ago, but in 2025? it's quite calm and measured (deadspin.com)
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[–] self@awful.systems 3 points 5 hours ago

you know I fucking hate the classism implicit in the common telling of the hitchbot story

“wow! this robot made it just fine through the richer parts of Europe and Canada but the instant it touched Philadelphia they tore it apart!” good. they had better things to do than engage in your weird fucking roleplay.