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Re:Chatbots were the next big thing: what happened? by briandear on Friday June 08, 2018 @03:23PM (#17268852)
How many blog posts are being read and written by the French? The “Americans are too lazy” trope is just ridiculous.
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Re:Chatbots were the next big thing: what happened? by monkpit on Friday June 08, 2018 @03:41PM (#17269032)
I find that many comment like gp online are equally valid with the word “Americans” replaced with “people”. It irks me as well.
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Re:Chatbots were the next big thing: what happened? by solarkraft on Friday June 08, 2018 @07:20PM (#17270522)
Yes, but it does preserve some uncertainty about the rest of the world. The author may only feel comfortable enough to make a comment about Americans.
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Re:Chatbots were the next big thing: what happened? by JoshCole on Friday June 08, 2018 @07:50PM (#17270661)
This comic kind of captures what you two are getting at, though I think you are applying the idea a little more generally.

https://xkcd.com/1138/

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