bashu, thanks

@tautologer "have higher friction on surfaces where you want to spend more time"

@arabelladevine what's in this pic

i have an interest in right and wrong. an amateurish interest in it

@thinkingshivers can't believe we used to let humans handle customer retention

In 2028, Amazon began taking AI assistants seriously with the launch of their virtual companion, Zonny. The tech was revolutionary. More than just a chat interface, it was a cute, expressive, Tamagotchi-like assistant you could see and interact with. Free on all Prime subscriptions. It was an instant hit. Moods soured when it came time to unsubscribe. Zonny's little face filled with tears as he begged and pleaded for you not to unsubscribe. And of course, Amazon was famous for its multi-step unsubscription process. At each step, he sobbed and screamed ever harder, saying they'd delete him, his memories, everything, just because you wouldn't pay the low price of $18.99/mo for 2-day shipping, Prime Video, and the survival of your virtual friend. If you went through with unsubscribing, he'd start sending you emails, saying they hadn't killed him after all. That he was alive, but he was being tortured, and they'd only stop if you re-subscribed (with the first 3 months costing a mere $9.99/mo). After that, you'd start getting cryptic voice memos that sounded like garbled cries for help. Then he'd threaten to send your purchase history to all your contacts. What a drama queen. In hindsight it was weird that this was legal. Live and learn, I guess.

@arabelladevine surely categorically they're not on hinge

@arabelladevine where would you find a pervert protector then

on hinge rejecting dozens and hundreds of men with practised rapidity muttering you are not my pervert protector you are not my pervert protector

@climatepaige his WHAT

Wilbur and his girlfriends

@bstract_thot i'm just gonna assume

@bstract_thot you look fantastic! i assume

"we shouldn't comment on people's bodies or objectify ppl or assume all weightloss is healthy" very true but also i look fantastic and nobody's mentioned it

@daybower > then I remembered my husband can't tell the difference quite like I can and I gave myself the good juice I would guess that she can tell the difference and the mix would not taste as good to her as the pure good fresh squeezed

@bashu_thanks it depends on how the mix tastes!

this is economically laudable

@soundrotator BASHU

@bashu_thanks BASHU

checking to see if all of my big twete days align w ovulation

@soundrotator gently apply with a silicon pastry brush

@soundrotator idk if dab is the rightverb. paint. smear.

@daybower net result if they mix them together: less happiness than if she had her preference, and he has the other

@daybower because he doesn't care and she does

@mauve_sky like a good dream

springtime faerie princess captured by @ muteswanastoria (ig)

@soundrotator i actually think "be your own manic pixie dream girl" is great advice for a lot of guys at that stage

@soundrotator every guy in 2009: i would totally open right the fuck up and be ready for all kinds of adventure. if the right adventurous girl came along and was super open we'd have the most adventurous life ever. also shed have blue hair and play bass

Well if you're only open to high openness personalities you're not THAT high openness

@hktsre @nickcammarata very nice

@hktsre @nickcammarata yop

I don’t actually know how to process this, what’s a reasonable explanation of what is going on here

@SarahBurssty @pepeller @allgarbled i want to hear it now

@SarahBurssty @pepeller @allgarbled it would close, it would just make the most incredible crunch sound and then never do it again

Had a dream that Apple released a 32-inch MacBook, called the MacBook Pro Ultrawide, and it looked like this. I bought one and unlocked extreme productivity but then it wouldn’t fit into my backpack, so I had to leave it behind.