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A Boring Dystopia

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https://fortune.com/2026/03/04/palantir-tech-companies-offices-vending-machines-tobacco-worker-productivity/

Free drugs for being a good cog? Man now we are talking business perks.

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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 58 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

in the 1960s American cigarette companies used to leave free packs of cigarettes in freshman dorms at the beginning of the school year because at least some of them would get bored and try it.

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don't worry, the Kent Micronite filter cigarettes helped with cancer thanks to the power of asbestos.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

"Your honor, you can't deny they helped with the cancer..."