I saw a young person ask ChatGPT how long their flight was today when they were literally holding the boarding pass with that information on it in the same hand that had the phone in it. ChatGPT spat out about 4 paragraphs on the subject when the answer was “40 minutes”. What a time to be alive

Edit: this blew up so I’m muting it now to save my notifications. No, I didn’t make it up for clicks, I’d have preferred fewer. Just a little anecdote from a tiring day that I’m trying to relax from now

@sinbad That does not sound plausible. Why in 2026 would a young person be holding a physical boarding pass?
@mikemccaffrey @sinbad Because it is a valid documentation and receipt of your bags at hand… Electronic devices fail, paper not.
@canleaf @sinbad Alas, technology does not advance because it is a good idea.
@mikemccaffrey @sinbad I do not want to sit in transit with expiring visa because the Backend of the airline was vibe coded and paper copies are rejected.