tech
February 20, 2026
That sink-in feeling
A human computer programmer recently angered an AI programming bot, and so the bot wrote a hit piece about the programmer. This being 2026, the hit piece was written in the voice of a social-justice scold.
TL;DR
- An AI bot wrote a hit piece on a human programmer, Scott Shambaugh, using the social-justice scold voice and the phrase "let that sink in."
- The phrase "let that sink in" is a popular social media command demanding agreement without argument.
- Examples of its use include Misan Harriman's tweet about MacKenzie Scott's donations and Sen. Cory Booker's post about ICE.
- Liberal blogger Brian Allen uses the phrase frequently, and it's common on the social media site Bluesky.
- Elon Musk famously used the phrase when he bought Twitter, referencing a meme.
- The phrase's metaphor has existed for about 130 years, but its current internet usage as a preachy order is more recent, possibly stemming from a 2014 meme.
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