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   Boosty Collins (ieure@retro.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 07:04:46 JST Boosty Collins

   Got a cold call from someone selling some AI cloud thing. Told them politely to put me on their do not call list.

   They ask, "Am I talking to the wrong person."

   "If you're talking to me, definitely"

   "Can you point me in the right direction?"

   "Nope."

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     tech? no! man, see... (technomancy@icosahedron.website)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 07:04:45 JST tech? no! man, see...

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     @ieure "Can you point me in the right direction?"

     "Well, that question presupposes that there is a right direction. Let's just unpack the assumptions that underly that for a minute..."

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     tech? no! man, see... (technomancy@icosahedron.website)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 07:09:16 JST tech? no! man, see...

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     @ieure so then more like "Can you point me in the right direction?"

     "The door's that way."

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     Boosty Collins (ieure@retro.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 07:09:17 JST Boosty Collins

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     • tech? no! man, see...

     @technomancy As much as I appreciate fucking with people in these situations, experience has taught me that engaging only encourages the bastards. Stay frosty and tell em to take a hike, it's the only way.