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There is a story in Hitchhikers about a nightclub full of robots. No real people. Just loud music and bots trying to get the attention of non-existent human cus
by sandworm101 2y ago
There is a story in Hitchhikers about a nightclub full of robots. No real people. Just loud music and bots trying to get the attention of non-existent human customers. Adams predicted the current state of twitter long before even the internet was a thing.
- dredmorbius 2y agoAFAIU there's a long-standing practice of hiring fake patrons, often attractive women, to promote alcohol brands, bars, or nightclubs. Then there's the history of claquers: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claque https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claque> All that's old is new again / Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.