ngl it is crazy how every developed country has: 1. A colossal old age benefits system that amounts to a huge share of public spending 2. A public that bemoans excess "welfare" spending on undeservings but will riot at the suggestion of (1) being reduced

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Having Altman do his 'You shouldn't have RAM in your PC anymore, you should just stream from my data centers' thing just a week after Microsoft announced that they can't afford to have people stream from data centers without paying a dollar per hour is just perfect brand synergy. A+ stock-tanking

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What if eventually not eating lab grown human flesh becomes like being vegan, in that people will tolerate it but get kind of annoyed with you. “We’re good with man-burgers for the meeting lunch?” “Uh I think Greg doesn’t eat human flesh.” “Uggh, fucking knew he would be one of those.”

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That's a thing that happens in Project Hail Mary...

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This actually happens in Project Hail Mary. The aliens the main character winds up with discover how to clone meat for the main character to eat. But the only meat left to clone is the main character. He calls them “Meburgers.”

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