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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 73 points 1 month ago (17 children)

asked via touchscreen if they’re Perplexity Pro subscribers. A “yes” earns them 50% off drinks; a “no” triggers a QR code for a one-month free trial of the $20 service.

Look at how desperate they are to get a return before the bubble bursts. It's hilarious.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (16 children)

It's like the dotcom bubble in that everyone is striking out in every which direction on this neew tech, hoping they're the last man standing.

This one is far worse though. Not sure how I'll survive it, but I sense my IT career is over.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I sense my IT career is over

Me too. Honestly, even if it never deflates I think long term I'm out.

Is there anything we can do with these skills other than enrich billionaire tech bro assholes? I tried very briefly tonight to look for nonprofits that are looking for software people and saw nothing but search engine mismatches.

[–] architect@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 month ago

Help bring back the free and open internet before it’s completely lost.

Forget having a high salary, most of us will never have that at all or again after what they do to us.

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