A Boring Dystopia

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Hotels have developed a new revenue stream: "algorithmic" smoke detectors (threadreaderapp.com)

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Guests report getting billed hundreds of dollars for smoking, based on the readings of an "algorithmic" smoke detector. The sensor manufacturer markets its product as a way for hotels to unlock new revenue streams.

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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

You should go on a walk outside. Go find your nearest tree, see the way the bark grows, see the little bugs that call it home and the tiny ecosystem that tree supports. Go to the nearest rock. Spend some time admiring its strata, think about how it got there over millions and millions of years. Feel the sunshine on your face. Feel the wind ripple through your hair.

Do all this, then come back and re-read what you wrote.