It's a joke.
Re:How we built the Waifu Vending Machine
by badrabbit on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @11:10PM
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If it is,my sense of humor is terrible or maybe I wasn't expecting that on HN. Sounded like sarcasm.
Re:How we built the Waifu Vending Machine
by JohnJamesRambo on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @12:11AM
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The internet isn't there YET.
Oh please! There is a world outside of the developed world. There are entire tribes of people all over the world that never even heard of the internet. Which now that you mention it sci-fi hardly ever addresses in futuristic stories.