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this seemed harsh ten years ago, but in 2025? it's quite calm and measured (deadspin.com)

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[–] self@awful.systems 9 points 1 day ago (4 children)

you know I fucking hate the classism implicit in the common telling of the hitchbot story

“wow! this robot made it just fine through the richer parts of Europe and Canada but the instant it touched Philadelphia they tore it apart!” good. they had better things to do than engage in your weird fucking roleplay.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Philly, where robots go to die

[–] YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systems 4 points 13 hours ago

It is a city that looked at Gritty with deep skepticism until they realized how much everyone else hated him, at which point he was elected mayor for life I think? Iconic.

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