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Is the name of the coffee shop “Panopticup?”
Damn.
Ah, “you” don’t want to live in a surveillance state! Unfortunately for you this is not a dictatorship of the people, this is a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie and THEY want YOU to live in a panopticon techno-surveillance dystopia.
someone please embroider this on a pillow and give it to Taylor Lorenz
Then: Come check out this coffee shop, it has such nice ambience
Now: E F F I C I E N C Y
Bonus fun fact, the root etymology for efficient means “to put out”. Exactly the vibe you want for your coffee shop!
from assimilated form of ex “out” (see ex-) + facere “to do” (from PIE root *dhe- “to put”).
I don’t get around much anymore but I’m thinking every time I leave the house - I should wear one of these…
2010s: Popping down to the coffee shop for some baklava
2020s: Popping down to the coffee shop in your balaclava
Cracks me the fuck up every time. I’ve never been able to think of baklava without thinking about that video for 10 years now.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
AI aside: Just look at the amazingly cozy ambiance of that shop. Why would you be in there for even a second?!
How long before the first barista gets fired because a chair gets tagged as “Anna” who makes 0 cups a day?
(AI tracking system actually consists of remote workers based in the Philippines)
Opening an anti surveillance café and charging extra for the drinks(also there’s still cameras)
Pretty sure this coffee shop demo pre-dates “AI” as we know it
