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> Is anyone else tired of the snobbery, condescension and down right hate around this topic Isn't it the logical response to the fanaticism, ubiquitousness and

> Is anyone else tired of the snobbery, condescension and down right hate around this topic Isn't it the logical response to the fanaticism, ubiquitousness and down right obsession that seems to dominate forums like HN and Reddit? I can't think of anything that could make a topic less interesting than fanboys making every other topic be about that. Every conversation has a "here's what chatgpt said" comment on it.

robocat 3y ago
I hears ya: the eternal September of discovery. Perhaps, like me, you have a cynically high threshold for novelty plus a low regard for repetition? But https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/ seems relevant - trying to empathise with the joy in others and maintain our own childish joy in the wonders.
- schwartzworld 3y ago
  It's just so low-value, even less valuable than linking to a google search or quora thread.
  - robocat 3y ago
    Low value, yes. However I would give a strong negative value to your very public cynicism. Pissing on people’s excitement is not exactly helping. ChatGPT is revolutionary, even if I personally find the AGI discussions turgid. It is especially egregious to complain about it when the link is about ChatGPT - why don’t you just avoid commenting on those links? > linking to a google search I started doing that a year ago (with duckduckgo links), and I think this is often a genuinely useful thing to do and it saves other people time. Firstly I ensure the search terms are specific, saving the reader the effort to discover what search terms work. Secondly I do it for acronyms - to try and prevent that one person asking what the acronyms are. I also suggest you reread: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html (I just did).
    - schwartzworld 3y ago
      > It is especially egregious to complain about it when the link is about ChatGPT Didn't read the article, eh?
newswasboring 3y ago
Aren't you being a bit unfair? Shouldn't enthusiasm around new technologies be encouraged in a technology forum like HN?I get that it can be a bit overbearing but come on it's exciting and people want to express that. It literally came out like a couple months ago, whats so wrong with being excited by something cool? I would have that over this negativity any day.

robocat 3y ago

I hears ya: the eternal September of discovery. Perhaps, like me, you have a cynically high threshold for novelty plus a low regard for repetition? But https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/ seems relevant - trying to empathise with the joy in others and maintain our own childish joy in the wonders.

schwartzworld 3y ago
It's just so low-value, even less valuable than linking to a google search or quora thread.
- robocat 3y ago
  Low value, yes. However I would give a strong negative value to your very public cynicism. Pissing on people’s excitement is not exactly helping. ChatGPT is revolutionary, even if I personally find the AGI discussions turgid. It is especially egregious to complain about it when the link is about ChatGPT - why don’t you just avoid commenting on those links? > linking to a google search I started doing that a year ago (with duckduckgo links), and I think this is often a genuinely useful thing to do and it saves other people time. Firstly I ensure the search terms are specific, saving the reader the effort to discover what search terms work. Secondly I do it for acronyms - to try and prevent that one person asking what the acronyms are. I also suggest you reread: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html (I just did).
  - schwartzworld 3y ago
    > It is especially egregious to complain about it when the link is about ChatGPT Didn't read the article, eh?

newswasboring 3y ago

Aren't you being a bit unfair? Shouldn't enthusiasm around new technologies be encouraged in a technology forum like HN?I get that it can be a bit overbearing but come on it's exciting and people want to express that. It literally came out like a couple months ago, whats so wrong with being excited by something cool? I would have that over this negativity any day.