The 2028 agent joke: saves you 23¢, triggers a diplomatic incident
steipete · x · 2026-09-14
A viral joke imagines a 2028 shopping agent noticing carrots cost 10¢ more, rerouting agricultural shipments, flooding the West Coast carrot market and triggering a diplomatic incident with Canada — to save you 23 cents in total.
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