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The real humour is Meta thinking it will be a meaningful part of AI future...

by dude250711

They are nothing if not honest about what they think of their customers and what their ambitions are.

by blitzar

At this point, I would not be surprised if they did it on purpose.

by pwdisswordfishq

They had to have had _some_ inkling, considering one of the lyrics is “a cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest, and a queer threw up at the sight of that.”

by Slow_Hand

It reminds me of those substanceless Veridian Dynamics ads on Better Off Ted.

by qlte

Perhaps a knowledgeable "insider" purposely selected the song as a warning "flare"..or perhaps the marketing folks are clueless.

by rceDia

Out of all of Bowie’s songs, why would you choose Five Years for this? So daft.

You could have picked something like Rebel Rebel or Changes which are more positive songs that actually fit your message. Truly absurd.

by sebmellen

People not into music does not seem to actually listen to the lyrics. Like, Springsteens Born in the USA etc. It is really strange. The lyrics doesn't even have to be subtle.

by rightbyte

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  • Hacker News
  • The real humour is Meta thinking it will be a meaningful part of AI future...
    by dude250711
  • They are nothing if not honest about what they think of their customers and what their ambitions are.
    by blitzar
  • At this point, I would not be surprised if they did it on purpose.
    by pwdisswordfishq
  • They had to have had _some_ inkling, considering one of the lyrics is “a cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest, and a queer threw up at the sight of that.”
    by Slow_Hand
  • It reminds me of those substanceless Veridian Dynamics ads on Better Off Ted.
    by qlte
  • Perhaps a knowledgeable "insider" purposely selected the song as a warning "flare"..or perhaps the marketing folks are clueless.
    by rceDia
  • Out of all of Bowie’s songs, why would you choose Five Years for this? So daft.

    You could have picked something like Rebel Rebel or Changes which are more positive songs that actually fit your message. Truly absurd.

    by sebmellen
  • People not into music does not seem to actually listen to the lyrics. Like, Springsteens Born in the USA etc. It is really strange. The lyrics doesn't even have to be subtle.
    by rightbyte