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This is a community for designs specifically crafted to make the experience worse for the user. This can be due to greed, apathy, laziness or just downright scumbaggery.

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Dating site clearly states on ToS that all the hot girls nearby you are bots (feddit.it)

submitted 10 months ago by Moonrise2473@feddit.it to c/assholedesign@lemmy.world

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And of course they want a credit card on file for "age verification" 😉 or they won't let you chat with the bots

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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 30 points 10 months ago (2 children)

synthespian noun, trademark in US

a computer-generated three-dimensional character, either in a wholly animated film or in one that is a mixture of live action and computer animation.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 42 points 10 months ago (1 children)

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 19 points 10 months ago

Hey, Calculon's back!

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I actually like that word. Feels like something out of a dystopian sci-fi novel.

The Adventures of Flox Spanner 2209, by Donovan Cove

Chapter 1: The Synthespian Uprising

Or like it's how Poe from Altered Carbon would describe himself.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'd like it more if it weren't a trademark.

[–] DontMakeMoreBabies@kbin.social 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Well the best part about trademark law is that if you're too good and you become the 'generic' term then you lose protection.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago

I don't believe you, I'll Google it myself.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Let us all recount our favourite synthespians from various companies then