"The apocalypse started with cheap tokens": a viral AI slop one-liner
SuB8u · x · 2026-10-20
A short AI-culture quip in apocalyptic prose: the skies were clear, but "the stench of slop permeated everywhere — the apocalypse started with cheap tokens." A wry jab at dirt-cheap generation flooding the internet with AI slop.
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