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Theme parks and water parks use black sidewalks to dehydrate guests and increase concession sales
Have you ever noticed how theme parks and water parks always have black sidewalks? Yeah, to make you more thirsty so you buy more concessions. Yeah, stay woke. That's like pretzels at a bar.
While dark surfaces absorb more heat and could contribute to thirst, there's no documented industry-wide conspiracy to use black pavement specifically for dehydration; it's often used for durability or cost.
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AI technology is failing because it doesn't justify its investment costs
I think AI is in hot water. I feel like this is, we're we're in a good spot as humanity right now where AI has not been making enough money to justify all the investment. ... We might beat the robots.
The long-term economic viability of AI is a major global debate.