Michele Feltman Strider on Nostr: You figure a brownie goes best with hot chocolate. You volunteer to go to the ...

You figure a brownie goes best with hot chocolate. You volunteer to go to the counter, where Hot Barista greets you.

"On the house," he says when you go to pay, then turns to take the next of many waiting orders.

You pass by the door on the way back. There's a line of pajama people waiting to get in. Someone points at you.

Back at the table, you hand out snacks.

"We figured it out," says Joan as she accepts a cookie. "We think an autonomous algorithm is choosing to boost you. Do you use AI?"