cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/53211662
this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2026
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Deploy the hypnobots! Marketing +10000%!
The timeline with the current AI sounds like ripoff from "the paper clips" game, where the only task is to make the number go up. If you play that game, you'll spot that dark patterns used have spread everywhere since.
it doesn't end well for us.
eventually consuming the earth and universe, converting them into paper clips. 100% addiction game.