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Rise of the 'slop zombies'

Corporate America and the wider world of work are suffering from a pandemic of AI-pilled slop zombies infected with brain rot and unearned confidence.
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Looking for love in all the wrong places
Our consumer culture has us looking to corporations to supply us with relationships.
Jun 5 • Mike Elgan
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May 23 • Mike Elgan
We’ve entered a golden age of idea thieves and liars
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May 20
Why everybody is talking to nobody
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May 12
The chance that AI will warp your mind: 100%
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May 8
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