I'm tired of pretending tech makes things better.  I'm tired of kidding myself that all these apps, these chatbots, these "tools" are doing anything but dragging us into the mud and the shit and calling it progress.  I sat down at a cafe a few days ago, hungry and ready
  • LH0ezVTEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Honestly? Cool that you are asking, but I just want a coffee, not a conversation.

    Yes, I’m German, how could you tell?

    • Tja@programming.devEnglish
      2·
      23 hours ago

      I feel the same. Find it annoying when in the US the waitress introduces herself, asks where I’m form, etc. Do you work for a diner or the CIA? Just bring me a steak with fries, medium rare, please and thank you.

    • Evkob (they/them)@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      22 hours ago

      You can just answer “fine” and I’ll be satisfied though, it’s really easy to sus out who wants to chat up their barista and who just wants to go in, order, get out. I’m not seeking to force anyone into a conversation they don’t want, I just want a faint acknowledgment of my humanity, you know?