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Who could ask for anything more?
Apparently, HBO could, and so we now have asixth and final seasonfor the Pied Piper crew.
Somehow, it always manages to speak to current events in the snarky, detailed way they deserve.
Whenever Zuckerberg testifies, he should be studied by communication and psychology majors.
Most importantly, he wears a thick air of condescension whenever speaking with someone outside the tech sphere.
Its not pettiness thats reserved for internal communications with other techies its a snobby sense of elevated mental entitlement.
Its like hes a Southerner saying bless your heart.
This is unusual, for Richard is rarely able to speak so eloquently.
he asks after initially stumbling over his words.
The flying wire almost hits Gavin, whos there representing the impending Hooli merger with Amazon.
Facebook owns 80 percent of mobile social traffic, he says.
Google owns 92 percent of search.
They exploit our data for profit.
PiperNet is the tech representation of those scruffy colonists who scored victory against an all-powerful monarch.
screams one employee as Richard navigates his way through the crowd of cheering co-workers.
The increased employee tally shows Richards success.
The show speaks to this concern through Jared.
The claustrophobia inherent in Judges framing seems to mimic Jareds emotional state.
Zach Woods, this episodes MVP, really makes you feel Jareds anguish over losing Richard.
These feelings will eventually lead Richards right-hand man down the dreaded left-hand path.
Remember Colin, the baseball-cap-wearing gamer douche bro whose usershelped save Pied Piper?
Hes recording everything they say, even if theyre not playing a game.
Regardless, this goes against PiperNets defining principle.
Speaking of bankrupt, Hooli will most certainly go under if it doesnt accept Amazons offer to merge.
Gavin is fine with this arrangement despite his undying hatred for Jeff Bezos.
Meanwhile, this weeks Gilfoyle versus Dinesh subplot features deception by artificial intelligence.
(I cop to doing that last one myself.)
HesUber-needy kinda like Dinesh!
I hate him, types Dinesh to Gilfoyle.
I hate you, responds Gilfoyle expectedly.
Or is it Gilfoyle?
While Slacking with him, Dinesh notices Gilfoyles magical ability to simultaneously be typing at his deskandat the pantry.
Slack Gilfoyle is a bot!
Unfortunately, Dinesh decides to use AI Dinesh to communicate with everybody, including AI Gilfoyle.
Fun with endless loops ensues!
This makes Gilfoyles API a fantastic tool for data mining.
As usual, walking the left-hand path backfires for Richard.
