Aral Balkan<p>Whenever you see the words “ads”, “cryptocurrency”, “blockchain”, “web 3”, or “AI”, just replace them with “farts” and you’ll know whether you want them or not.</p><p>“Can the fediverse survive without farts?”</p><p>Yes, perfectly well.</p><p>“Will farts replace people?”</p><p>I hope not.</p><p>“The European Commission embraces farts.”</p><p>That’s unfortunate.</p><p>“This new startup wants to improve your life with farts.”</p><p>I’m good, thanks.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/farts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/buzzword" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buzzword</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/bullshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bullshit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/adtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blockchain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/web3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>web3</span></a></p>