Obsolophobia

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The stupid fear of getting replaced by some fancy robot or app that does your job better and probably laughs at you while doing it.
My boss keeps talking about AI taking over, and now I’m scared my coffee machine is going to quit on me.
I saw a tweet saying ‘Kids today don’t even need calculators’ and I cried.
My coworker got replaced by a chatbot and now he texts me every day saying ‘I’m coming for you’.
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When you're so scared of getting outdated that you start panicking over every new app, gadget, or trend that comes out.
I got a new phone and now I’m terrified my old one is going to start a cult.
My mom texts me every time a new social media platform comes out and says ‘This one is going to replace you’.
I saw a meme about TikTok and I started sobbing because I thought I was going to be replaced by a dance algorithm.
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The crazy fear that you’re going to be replaced by something shiny and new, and you’re not even going to get a proper goodbye.
My old job got replaced by a robot, and I didn’t even get a farewell party.
I got a promotion, but then my boss got replaced by a smart assistant and now he’s mad at me.
I used to be the best at my job, but now a kid with a phone does it better and I’m out of luck.
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When you're so scared of being outdated that you start crying over every new trend and swear you'll never use anything new again.
I cried when I saw a new video game and said I'll never play another one again.
My friend got a new phone and I started sobbing because I thought mine was going to die.
I refused to use a new app because I thought it was going to replace me and I didn’t want to be obsolete.
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The fear of being replaced by something that's not even human, and you're probably going to get fired in a very unkind way.
My boss said I was getting replaced by a robot and then he laughed at me in the office.
I got a new job, but then I found out my old one was replaced by a computer and now I'm confused.
I saw a video of a robot doing my job and now I’m crying in the breakroom.
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