Paid $60 for a 'plot twist generator' app that was just mad libs

I thought it would help me brainstorm unexpected endings for my short stories, but it just spat out random stuff like 'the mailman was actually a ghost.' Total waste of cash, and I got more plot ideas from browsing Reddit for free. Anyone else fall for a writing tool that looked cool but flopped?

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henderson.wesley1mo ago

...it's like how every "smart" kitchen gadget just ends up being a worse version of a knife and cutting board...

emery_young131mo ago

henderson.wesley nailed it with "worse version of a knife and cutting board." That's exactly what these smart gadgets do. I bought one of those wifi-enabled rice cookers and it took me three tries to get the app to connect. Meanwhile my normal pot and stove have never let me down once. It's just more stuff to break or lose the charger for. Sometimes simple is better, you know?

the_tessa1mo ago

Wait, wait, wait. A "smart knife"? That's a thing that exists? I almost want to look it up but I'm scared of what I'll find.