'Free chips and salsa was ZIRP': AI circle jokes that perks were an era artifact
chrisalbon · x · 2026-10-27
AI practitioner chrisalbon posted a one-liner meme: "Free chips and salsa was ZIRP" — comparing tech companies' once-free snacks and perks to the zero-interest-rate era, implying today's generous AI-era freebies will also tighten as the cycle turns.
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