We’re deep into a cycle in technology where customer/consumer/user/worker preference aren’t even paid lip service anymore: Samsung is so powerful in Korea that

We’re deep into a cycle in technology where customer/consumer/user/worker preference aren’t even paid lip service anymore: Samsung is so powerful in Korea that demand is what they say it is. Meta is so ubiquitous that icky LLM slop participants will get booked as fractional users via cooked engagement metrics and earnings reports will reflect “growth”. These guys are cosplaying: it’s not commerce when it happening by default is priced in by everyone! A million dollar cover charge to an inauguration? Give me a fucking break.