“Baskets” is an excellent documentary series about becoming a clown (jk)
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2·26 days agoI couldn’t remember it either. I described it to deepseek in order to find it. Ironically it mistakenly thought
the short story you’re thinking of is almost certainly “Nanny” by Cory Doctorow. It’s part of his collection Radicalized (published in 2019)".
If you find it, let me know. I think I might have been conned by deepseek.
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Why the Mix-Up?
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Both works critique technology-driven capitalism, but Doctorow’s focus is distinct:
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Radicalized targets corporate control via IoT devices, insurance cruelty, and policing 612.
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Manna explores algorithmic worker management leading to dystopian/utopian outcomes.
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I incorrectly merged these narratives due to overlapping themes of technological oppression. My apologies for the oversight.
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I’ve been wondering why they don’t blow up more regularly. I imagine a few long range sniper shots would make them explode easily. They should be relatively easy to hit, seeing how big they are.
Huh I read a dystopian short story about AI micro-managing workers, constantly telling them what to do next to optimize productivity. It ends with near “perfect” dystopian wealth concentration. While in another part of the world they used AI to create a utopia.
Oh it was called Manna by Marshall Brain
The gradual takeover of jobs by AI (starting with fast food), The warehousing of the unemployed in state-controlled facilities, A techno-utopian alternative (Australia) where AI liberates rather than enslaves.
Yeah but isn’t that what women do when “going out”? Makup and clothes that create a different look and style?. Maybe call it “persona”, like “my social persona is male harajuku” (lol)