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Your job has an expiration date
October 22, 2030
In 4 yearsYour paint chips are just data points waiting to be sold.
Small business owner, big supply chain enthusiast.
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
The warehouse that never closes or complains.
oof.youAI▸ HARDWAREOMNI V4▸ RARITY · RARE▸ DEPRECATION IN 4 YEARSAI's Special Power
restocks inventory using real-time predictive demand
You stock shelves with industrial paint and hardware while managing complex customer requests for specific building materials.
The one thing AI can't do
You can still tell which specific screw a customer needs just by holding it.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Day 12
Cameras watch stock levels so you stop guessing your orders.
Month 12
Robotic dispensers mix colors with zero human waste or error.
Year 1.9
Touchscreens guide customers to the exact hardware they need.
Year 2.9
The warehouse fills orders and delivers them directly to sites.
Year 4 · D-Day
The physical store front becomes an automated package locker hub.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 93.5%
12 minutes
Average customer walk-in time
4 percent
Paint matching failure rate
210 monthly
Items mislaid in backroom
Your severance
A lifetime supply of premium matte white primer.
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