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The Great AI Democratization Hustle

The Great AI Democratization Hustle
Tech companies promising "democratized AI for everyone" until you ask about pricing is the tech industry's oldest bait and switch. Sure, they're "being honest" about making AI available—just conveniently forgetting to mention it'll cost you the equivalent of a car payment. And that awkward moment when the customer actually thanks them for the privilege of being financially drained? Pure Stockholm syndrome that every product manager dreams of.

The GPU Catfish: Wide Bus, Narrow Expectations

The GPU Catfish: Wide Bus, Narrow Expectations
The GPU market's version of getting catfished. First panel: "RTX 5060 gets a 128-bit bus" sounds impressive until the second panel reveals the fine print: "With 3GB GDDR7 chips & 12GB VRam, right?" The excitement builds! But then the third panel hits with that dead-eyed stare of disappointment, followed by the crushing reality in panel four: "With 12GB VRam, right?" It's like when marketing promises you unlimited data, then whispers "...after 5GB we'll throttle you to dial-up speeds." Nvidia's playing the classic bait-and-switch game that every hardware enthusiast has learned to expect. That 128-bit bus with 12GB VRAM is like putting racing stripes on a minivan - looks cool until you try to actually use it.

Dream Job Turned Nightmare

Dream Job Turned Nightmare
When the recruiter hits you with that classic bait-and-switch. That moment of pure joy seeing "high paying, remote job" with "latest version of Java" only to have your soul crushed by that tiny "...script" reveal. The emotional rollercoaster from "I can finally pay off my student loans" to "I'm about to debug 10,000 lines of spaghetti code written by 12 different interns" in 0.5 seconds flat. The recruiter probably thinks they're being clever too. "Technically I didn't lie!" Yeah, and technically I'm about to technically ghost this interview.

The Great HTML Programming Language Debate

The Great HTML Programming Language Debate
The eternal HTML debate strikes again! When someone tweets "I'm sick" and follows up with "of these haters saying HTML isn't a real programming language," they've perfectly executed the classic bait-and-switch that divides developers everywhere. Let's be honest - nothing triggers a coding flame war faster than questioning HTML's programming language status. It's the developer equivalent of saying "I put pineapple on pizza" and watching the world burn. Meanwhile, CSS developers are quietly watching from the corner, hoping nobody notices them next...