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Hard Fork

Google’s Epic Loss + Silicon Valley’s Curious New Subculture + How 2023 Changed the Internet

Hard Fork

The New York Times

Technology

4.55.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Looks like Google is on the naughty list this year.

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0:00.0

Kevin, there are no more cyber trucks on the road.

0:02.8

Yes.

0:03.3

And that means that cyber trucks are starting to appear on social media.

0:06.9

Yes.

0:07.9

And one of the ways that I have seen these cyber trucks presented is being like stuck in the

0:12.0

mud. Have you seen the stuck in the mud post?

0:15.0

The Christmas tree one?

0:16.0

There was the Christmas tree one where it's trying to tow a tree

0:20.0

and it's gotten itself into a terrible spot of trouble.

0:23.0

And, you know, I referred to these things last week as a panic room that can drive.

0:28.0

And over on threads, my friend James messed me, said, Casey, there's actually a better name now for the the cyber truck do you know what they're calling it what they're calling it a sport futility vehicle

0:40.1

it's an S. F. V.

0:44.0

It's very S.F. V. Kevin. So if you... That's very good.

0:45.0

If you want to accomplish a task, but don't actually want to accomplish the task,

0:48.0

Cyber Truck could be for you.

0:49.0

If you want to go pick up a Christmas tree

0:51.0

and you're more worried about being shot at on your way

0:54.0

to get the Christmas tree than actually being able to haul the Christmas tree out of the

0:58.5

Christmas tree place. Get a cyber track. Sport futility vehicle is's really good it's really good so good

1:04.1

I'm Kevin Russo

1:09.5

I'm Kevin Russo Tech columnist for the New York Times

1:11.8

I'm Casey Newton for Platformer Tech columnist for The New York Times. I'm Casey Nune for Platformer.

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