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The Sordid History on the Fullness of Chip Bags: An AI Analysis

I made mistake! It crossed my mind to write a short, whimsical blog on the history of the fullness of chip bags. I wasn't actually going to invest the time, but I decided to use ChatGPT to research, just to see what it said. It provided an unexpectedly perfect summation- clear, concise, precise... and dare I say funny? This is an unwelcome wake up call. I never could have written something this good. Prompt:  Chip bags are not as full as they used to be. Please provide the sordid history of the fullness of chip bags. ChatGPT: A Brief, Sordid, and Slightly Greasy History of the Chip Bag’s Emptiness Once upon a time—roughly within living memory, or at least within the memory of people who say things like “ they don’t make things like they used to” —a bag of chips felt honest. You opened it, and there they were: chips, right up near the top, exposed to the air like they had nothing to hide. This era, which we will call The Age of Trust , did not last. I. The Primitive Era (Pre-1950s):...