Byrne Hobart(@ByrneHobart):Douglas Adams joked about the Electric Monk, a robot that would believe things for you so you didn't have to. It turns out that in our post-religious age, one of the killer apps is the Electric Minority-You-Can-Use-Slurs-For-Without-Social-Consequences.

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Byrne Hobart@ByrneHobart

2026.07.12 21:43

Douglas Adams joked about the Electric Monk, a robot that would believe things for you so you didn't have to. It turns out that in our post-religious age, one of the killer apps is the Electric Minority-You-Can-Use-Slurs-For-Without-Social-Consequences.