New Bay Area status symbol: visibly stressing about not having enough compute
matt_slotnick · x · 2026-09-28
An AI-circle meme: the classic "he's probably thinking about other women" template flipped to "I don't have enough compute." It plays off the author's earlier quip that the best way to signal status in the Bay Area is to act noticeably stressed about lack of compute.
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