The Future of Work on Windows 11

THE FUTURE OF WORK >open windows 11 >close 12 ads >skip past setup for mind-reading AI control mechanism for the 1000th time >Please <INSERT USER NAME HERE> just give us your soul it's not that bad >decline several optional installations >get to desktop >mouse movement over most of the screen triggers ads, so use Windows key to get to Start menu to open Microsoft Word >accidentally press AI Key >Cortana takes over your whole fucking computer, spends 5 minutes booting up, another 10 installing updates, another 5 booting up again >"HOW CAN I HELP YOU TODAY ANON?" >no button to close window, need to convince the AI to turn itself off >it's stubborn >two hours into your work day, Microsoft Word opens >AI companion auto-starts thanks to the new update >manage to turn it off, but every time you mouse over the wrong part of the screen it comes back >4 hours in, barely edited a page >boss is pissed, fires you >go home, want to play some vidya >open windows 11

A 4chan-style greentext describes a worker trying to use Windows 11, but ads, forced updates, Cortana, and an AI companion repeatedly interrupt the workday. The punchline is that four hours are wasted, the boss fires the worker, and even leisure time ends with opening Windows 11 again. It is used as a sarcastic reaction to software bloat, intrusive AI features, and the absurd frustration of modern operating systems.

• @gentoomemes / 8493 2024-01-04