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skynet97on A washing machine for human beings, from 1970

I would be mightily surprised if the independence of disabled people were even a thought in the 70s.

skynet97on Show HN: App that asks ‘why?’ every time you unlock your phone

No, I never said "outcast". We dont outcast children either, we just treat them like non-adults.

skynet97on Show HN: App that asks ‘why?’ every time you unlock your phone

> unable to get positive stimuli on your own positive merits

Ahh, the typical reaction, lashing out, and ad-hominem. I am sooo unsurprised.

I am well aware that everyone has their breaking point. What is easy for one individual is hard for another. No worries. However, I never expected phone compulsion to make someone fail the Gom Jabbar test. I mean, seriously? If you have trouble regulating your tool usage, how do you even get through life!

skynet97on Show HN: App that asks ‘why?’ every time you unlock your phone

Nobody can help the weak minded. However, they need to learn that the rest of us is no longer willing to reat them like grown up adults.

skynet97on The AI reporter that took my old job just got fired

If only those who schedule meetings would know that.

skynet97on The AI reporter that took my old job just got fired

Similarily, MSFT recently announced the upcoming ability to clone your voice for Teams meetings. Extrapolating, in a few months, there will be Teams meetings which are only frequented by avatars. At the end of the meeting, you get an email with the essential content. Weird times ahead.