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eurekahalting

+1. Some of the tells:

> The information existed. It just never traveled. Nokia sold its phone division in 2013 for $7.2 billion.

(Incoherence)

> It's not saying "this is wrong" — that doesn't work. Real pushback is making problems visible: putting a price on the decision, naming what can go wrong, making the tradeoffs concrete.

(Excessive vagueness, and no awareness of irony)

> It's not that nobody knew. Everyone knew. Speaking up just wasn't a rational choice.

(Apparently drug-inspired denouement, whiteboard assumed)

There's more that's off, and I "enjoyed" reading that about as much as being molested by the large language monkeys that apparently created this text. (Because it is text - mere sequential characters with no value - rather than an expression of useful thought.)

You could also think of this as "AI is the toddler that's eaten crayons and shit on the wall." Sometimes the results are funny and worth sharing, but an adult creative director is required.

Here it seems the toddlers have acquired brethren and no adults are to be found.

Re:Cisco Workforce Reductions on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @02:31AM (#48189955)
Normalized, but not normal
Re:Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R. on Monday May 18, 2026 @03:22PM (#48184235)
> burned through 3 CEOs, 3 COOs, 4 CFOs, and 4 HR chiefs in 18 months

Why didn't you bail?

Re:Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R. on Monday May 18, 2026 @02:53PM (#48183903)
> Humans are intrinsically irrational

Yes

> That is a plain and simple fact

No

You've not examined the cognitive resources required to properly locate "fact" when humans have other interests, like staying alive and providing for their families. The mechanism seems to encourage directional stances rather than comprehensive ones.

* I wave some sort of unreal RFC 2119 wand at you *