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by BubbaGump

It's been 20 years. See my tears. My name remains the same. The prompt hasn't changed.
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BubbaGump
Ugh. This was supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek critique of the "in 20 years" prompt. Totally not serious, and it's the one that's getting the most views 🙄

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