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Hot take: The reason why so many people think ChatGPT can be sentient or even divine is that capitalism has atomized us so badly, many of us forgot what it's like to talk to an actual human being. (hexbear.net)
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On a deeper level than small talk, of course.

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[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 27 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

then "well there must be a little dude in there somewhere"

One of my earliest memories is my mom showing me how a cash register works and telling me there was a little gremlin inside the machine powering it.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This your mom? -> marx

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Mommy!

[–] StalinistApologist@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

ngl, this is creepy af /s

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's true though, they eat the coins. Times have been tough for cash register gremlins since everyone started using cards to pay for everything. deeper-sadness

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

6 year old me has verified this info as TRUE

[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Why do you think its called horsepower ? Ofc cars are powered by little horsies