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Verdex presents: A Plausible Future Driver: Okay Car are you ready to go? Car: Sure thing driver, let's just hook up to the T-Network. Okay, we're in! Whe

by Verdex 4y ago

Verdex presents: A Plausible Future Driver: Okay Car are you ready to go? Car: Sure thing driver, let's just hook up to the T-Network. Okay, we're in! Where's our destination? D: Well, first thing is that I'm going to want a Mocha Frappe from the local Starbucks. C: Sounds great! Off we go. D: Wait, Car what are we doing at McDonalds? C: McDonald's offers a wide variety of cafe style drinks at competitive prices. This includes your Mocha Frappe. 9 out of 10 baristas actually prefer the smooth taste of McDonald's Mocha Frappe to that of Starbucks. Have you had your break today? D: No, I wanted Starbucks. Oh well, I guess we're already in line. Menu: Welcome to McDonalds! What can we make for you today? D: I would like a Mocha Frappe. M: Oh, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid out frappe machine is broken. What else can we make for you? D: Really? I just wanted the Mocha. Okay Car, can you take me to Starbucks now? C: Sounds great! Off we go. D: No, Car, you just left the McDonald's parking lot and then came right back. They don't have any Mocha Frappe's here. They said their machine is broken. C: McDonald's offers a wide variety of cafe style drinks at competitive prices. This includes your Mocha Frappe. 9 out of 10 baristas actually prefer the smooth taste of McDonald's Mocha Frappe to that of Starbucks. Have you had your break today? D: I guess their frappe machine isn't the only broken machine here.

bambax 4y ago
Very good. Not only will your car try to control you, it will also fail to do it properly.
function_seven 4y ago
My favorite part of this story is where the machine that forced you to go to the Preferred Provider⁰ was stymied by another machine that they couldn't repair because their preferred provider¹ was sued by their overlord's Preferred Provider² 0: McD, 1: Kytch, 2: Taylor
smsm42 4y ago
You forgot the part where it charges you for the Frappe anyway because the charge is automatic (for your convenience!) and you have to figure out which customer service you need to call to reverse the charge. Spoiler: you'd have to call all of them, wait half an hour on hold on each and at the end you'd have to reverse the charge at CC company because none of them know how to deal with it. Reversing the charge would block your car account and you'd have to spend next month with Uber while it is being sorted out. And by being sorted out I mean you complain on Twitter and one of the Silicon Valley founders notices it by chance and mentions it in his feed, from where it reaches the support of your car company because their support VP reads it, and it is flagged as something to be handled by an actual human.
Tao3300 4y ago
"I’ll sue you," the door said as the first screw fell out. Joe Chip said, "I’ve never been sued by a door. But I guess I can live through it." Ubik (1969)

by Verdex 4y ago

bambax 4y ago

Very good. Not only will your car try to control you, it will also fail to do it properly.

function_seven 4y ago

My favorite part of this story is where the machine that forced you to go to the Preferred Provider⁰ was stymied by another machine that they couldn't repair because their preferred provider¹ was sued by their overlord's Preferred Provider² 0: McD, 1: Kytch, 2: Taylor

smsm42 4y ago

You forgot the part where it charges you for the Frappe anyway because the charge is automatic (for your convenience!) and you have to figure out which customer service you need to call to reverse the charge. Spoiler: you'd have to call all of them, wait half an hour on hold on each and at the end you'd have to reverse the charge at CC company because none of them know how to deal with it. Reversing the charge would block your car account and you'd have to spend next month with Uber while it is being sorted out. And by being sorted out I mean you complain on Twitter and one of the Silicon Valley founders notices it by chance and mentions it in his feed, from where it reaches the support of your car company because their support VP reads it, and it is flagged as something to be handled by an actual human.

Tao3300 4y ago

"I’ll sue you," the door said as the first screw fell out. Joe Chip said, "I’ve never been sued by a door. But I guess I can live through it." Ubik (1969)