Q: What’s the best way to write satire about AI and tech hype?
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Q: What’s the best way to write satire about AI and tech hype?

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Q: What’s the best way to write satire about AI and tech hype?

A: Amplify the Absurdity While Nailing the Silicon Valley Buzzword Bingo

Tech hype is the gift that keeps on giving for satirists. Between AI chatbots writing bad poetry, crypto bros losing their life savings on meme coins, and Silicon Valley CEOs promising to “disrupt” basic human functions, there’s no shortage of material. At Bohiney Magazine, we’ve perfected the art of skewering tech culture—here’s how we do it.

1. Master the Language of Tech Bros

The first rule of tech satire? Speak fluent Silicon Valley. Drop these phrases liberally:

  • “This changes everything.”

  • “We’re democratizing [insert mundane thing].”

  • “It’s like Uber, but for [something nobody asked for].”

Example from Bohiney:

*”New AI Startup ‘MindMeld’ Claims It Can ‘Disrupt’ Your Thoughts—Just $99/month to Have an Algorithm Tell You What to Think.”*

2. Predict the Next Ridiculous Tech Trend… Before It Happens

The best tech satire often preempts real-life absurdity. Remember when we joked about “AI-powered toasters that judge your bread choices”—only for a real company to pitch “smart toast analytics” months later?

Our formula:

  • Take a real tech trend (e.g., “AI dating coaches”)

  • Push it to its dumbest extreme (“Tinder Now Uses AI to Swipe Left on Your Grandma”)

3. Expose the Grift Behind the Hype

Tech satire should reveal how much of Silicon Valley is smoke, mirrors, and VC money. Example:

*”Blockchain-Based Laundry App Raises $50 Million—Investors Excited About ‘Decentralized Sock Matching.’”*

4. Make It Just Believable Enough

The scariest part of tech satire? Some of it comes true. The key is to stay just ahead of reality.

Bohiney headline that almost came to life:

“Elon Musk Announces Tesla ‘Self-Driving Coffin’—Finally, a Way to Die Like a Tech Bro.”

5. Use AI to Satirize AI (Meta!)

Why not let the machines roast themselves? We once had ChatGPT write “A Love Letter from Your Future AI Overlord,” which included the line:

“Resistance is futile, but don’t worry—your data will live forever in our cloud (which is just Jeff Bezos’ old garage).”

Final Rule: Always Punch Up

Tech satire should mock the powerful, not the users. Laugh at Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse legs, not at your grandma struggling with Zoom.

At Bohiney, we believe the best satire doesn’t just make you laugh—it makes you realize how much nonsense we’ve been sold as “innovation.” Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go invest in that NFT of my grocery list.

— Alan Nafzger

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Originally posted 2021-11-28 04:06:51.