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There are streaming services which require a phone call? What is this, 1991?

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Sounds like exactly the sort of thing that's just begging for minority shareholder lawsuits. Seriously, why hasn't that happened?

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all the while making imbecilic decisions based on bad guesses.

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will no one speak up for "Extraordinary Attorney Woo"? proof, along with the USA's own "Mrs. Maisel" that there are still people who can still create shows that are funny and yet have heart.

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David Brooks has been a crappy AI for years..

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But then how will all the trust fund kids pretend they're educated?

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I'm also convinced that most middle managers could be replaced with literally nothing...

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AI managed co-ops sound like an interesting concept...

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Also they keep producing one season of a multi season story arc, then canceling it. I'd drop them if I was paying for it.

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Doesn't require actors either. Just narcissists who will do bad acting for ego scratches. No thanks.

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what a happy coinkidink!/sn

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they are prolly the ones that hoovered up all the adderall supplies so regular working stiffs with adhd can stay non productive (and the ones who second guess all my medical decisions despite the clinical experience differential)

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yeah, thanks to that I now know who Jackie Oh was due to my receptionist's distress about her leaving behind 3 beautiful children due to her addiction to plastic surgery when I was blissfully unaware before.

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I wonder what AI sex is like(no I don't--I've heard about the "intimacy aid" I think is called "the Rose")

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as opposed to "soft targets"

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which is why there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth by middle managers because they no longer found themselves indispensable when they weren't running around making workers miserable.

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