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r/Millennials • u/Ok_Dare6608 • Aug 10 '26
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Someone in the comments said, "before AI we had BS".
185 u/iggy14750 Aug 10 '26 AI is arguably the new version of BS, but now it doesn't make you come up with anything. 145 u/FamilyFriendly101 Millennial Aug 10 '26 Singlehandedly killing mankind's creativity. 40 u/gimlet_prize Aug 10 '26 The best innovations always start out with some BS. 14 u/throwawayformobile78 Aug 10 '26 You’re right to push back in that, I was totally out of line. What I should have done was exactly what you asked. Let me know if you’d like to continue this conversation later. 1 u/BetaDays24 Aug 12 '26 Accepted. We can continue whenever you’re ready. 11 u/masterhogbographer Aug 10 '26 And how often has that learned ability to BS gotten you by in real life?? No wonder these new kids can’t talk on the phone or just stare at you from behind the counter when you ask where aisle 22 is 8 u/Bitter-Ad5890 Aug 10 '26 No thought behind the eyes anymore. The thinking has been farmed out to machines 4 u/juvy5000 Aug 10 '26 let me google that so see if it’s true… 6 u/SgtExo Aug 10 '26 No wonder these new kids can’t talk on the phone or just stare at you from behind the counter when you ask where aisle 22 is They did this even before they had access to AI 5 u/pp21 Aug 10 '26 yeah the dead empty stare is a product of being raised on smart phones/social media, not AI in particular.
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AI is arguably the new version of BS, but now it doesn't make you come up with anything.
145 u/FamilyFriendly101 Millennial Aug 10 '26 Singlehandedly killing mankind's creativity. 40 u/gimlet_prize Aug 10 '26 The best innovations always start out with some BS. 14 u/throwawayformobile78 Aug 10 '26 You’re right to push back in that, I was totally out of line. What I should have done was exactly what you asked. Let me know if you’d like to continue this conversation later. 1 u/BetaDays24 Aug 12 '26 Accepted. We can continue whenever you’re ready. 11 u/masterhogbographer Aug 10 '26 And how often has that learned ability to BS gotten you by in real life?? No wonder these new kids can’t talk on the phone or just stare at you from behind the counter when you ask where aisle 22 is 8 u/Bitter-Ad5890 Aug 10 '26 No thought behind the eyes anymore. The thinking has been farmed out to machines 4 u/juvy5000 Aug 10 '26 let me google that so see if it’s true… 6 u/SgtExo Aug 10 '26 No wonder these new kids can’t talk on the phone or just stare at you from behind the counter when you ask where aisle 22 is They did this even before they had access to AI 5 u/pp21 Aug 10 '26 yeah the dead empty stare is a product of being raised on smart phones/social media, not AI in particular.
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Singlehandedly killing mankind's creativity.
40 u/gimlet_prize Aug 10 '26 The best innovations always start out with some BS. 14 u/throwawayformobile78 Aug 10 '26 You’re right to push back in that, I was totally out of line. What I should have done was exactly what you asked. Let me know if you’d like to continue this conversation later. 1 u/BetaDays24 Aug 12 '26 Accepted. We can continue whenever you’re ready. 11 u/masterhogbographer Aug 10 '26 And how often has that learned ability to BS gotten you by in real life?? No wonder these new kids can’t talk on the phone or just stare at you from behind the counter when you ask where aisle 22 is 8 u/Bitter-Ad5890 Aug 10 '26 No thought behind the eyes anymore. The thinking has been farmed out to machines 4 u/juvy5000 Aug 10 '26 let me google that so see if it’s true… 6 u/SgtExo Aug 10 '26 No wonder these new kids can’t talk on the phone or just stare at you from behind the counter when you ask where aisle 22 is They did this even before they had access to AI 5 u/pp21 Aug 10 '26 yeah the dead empty stare is a product of being raised on smart phones/social media, not AI in particular.
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The best innovations always start out with some BS.
14 u/throwawayformobile78 Aug 10 '26 You’re right to push back in that, I was totally out of line. What I should have done was exactly what you asked. Let me know if you’d like to continue this conversation later. 1 u/BetaDays24 Aug 12 '26 Accepted. We can continue whenever you’re ready.
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You’re right to push back in that, I was totally out of line. What I should have done was exactly what you asked. Let me know if you’d like to continue this conversation later.
1 u/BetaDays24 Aug 12 '26 Accepted. We can continue whenever you’re ready.
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Accepted. We can continue whenever you’re ready.
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And how often has that learned ability to BS gotten you by in real life??
No wonder these new kids can’t talk on the phone or just stare at you from behind the counter when you ask where aisle 22 is
8 u/Bitter-Ad5890 Aug 10 '26 No thought behind the eyes anymore. The thinking has been farmed out to machines 4 u/juvy5000 Aug 10 '26 let me google that so see if it’s true… 6 u/SgtExo Aug 10 '26 No wonder these new kids can’t talk on the phone or just stare at you from behind the counter when you ask where aisle 22 is They did this even before they had access to AI 5 u/pp21 Aug 10 '26 yeah the dead empty stare is a product of being raised on smart phones/social media, not AI in particular.
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No thought behind the eyes anymore. The thinking has been farmed out to machines
4 u/juvy5000 Aug 10 '26 let me google that so see if it’s true…
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let me google that so see if it’s true…
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They did this even before they had access to AI
5 u/pp21 Aug 10 '26 yeah the dead empty stare is a product of being raised on smart phones/social media, not AI in particular.
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yeah the dead empty stare is a product of being raised on smart phones/social media, not AI in particular.
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u/centerfoldangel Millennial Aug 10 '26
Someone in the comments said, "before AI we had BS".