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Re:AI is killing the cheap smartphone by inglor_cz on Friday May 22, 2026 @06:23AM (#48234011)
If you have no practical experience living in a totalitarian country, don't wish that upon yourself and your family.

That momentary feeling of triumphing over your enemies won't compensate for what you'd lose. This is a mistake that was made by numerous intellectuals in history.

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Re:AI is killing the cheap smartphone by transcriptase on Friday May 22, 2026 @07:11AM (#48234284)
Everyone thinks they’re getting the cushy office job working for the party, until they’re handed a shovel by someone with a gun.
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Re:AI is killing the cheap smartphone by inglor_cz on Friday May 22, 2026 @08:43AM (#48235084)
In the worst case, knowing that they are about to dig their own graves.
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