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3. One of the most profound week of my life

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 04:04 PM

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I also got yelled at by a robot outside the convenience store that shouted loudly "WAARNING, YOU ARE UNDER VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOR YOUR OROTECTION".

Freaked me out! The Uber driver said he was a member of a group who were fighting these robots downtown.

Dysropia is here, but at the same time I think our common human goodness will survive.

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