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it's not technically wrong. it's just not commonly used, nor well-used by ChatGpt. Good times to use the phrase are when you are teaching someone... and when
by diydsp 3y ago
it's not technically wrong. it's just not commonly used, nor well-used by ChatGpt. Good times to use the phrase are when you are teaching someone... and when it's well, important, to note a detail or fine point. It's not something you'd say at the end of practically every communication...because there aren't always fine points or exceptions worth noting.
Also chatgpt has a habit of weakly editorializating almost anything as a way of covering its a*. For example, I asked it how much Jira costs, and after it told me it added:
"It's important to note that pricing and plans may change over time, so I reco.."
ok, sure pricing and plans may change. we kind of already guessed that. and it's not important to note it.
I asked how much Flat costs and it added:
"It's important to note that Flat may offer discounts or promotions from time to time, "
Again, not important. And if it was important, I would just note it. I would actively utilize that in my decision-making process.
"However, it's important to note that the endianess is dependent on the system architecture"
Again, completely unnecessary. just say, "Endianess is dependent on system architecture."
"It's important to note that the value returned by time() is in UTC."
ok, yeah that's kind of important. but just say, "the value is in UTC."
Like if I said to you, "It's important to note that you must press submit on a web page to return data to the server," you'd say something like, "yeah is that important though? that's just how it works?!"
Like I don't need to say, "It's important to turn the key in a car." It is "important" in the sense that it's also vital or CRITICAL, or utterly essential. It's just how it's done. How it works. It's not particularly important.
"Overall, the ovipositor is an important reproductive structure that enables female insects to lay their eggs "
is it important? is it more important than other reproductive structures? how much more? why? aren't they all important??!?
Generally, "it is important" is a convenient phrase for abdicating responsibility. It removes people or entities from the picture as well as objections. It conjures a world where question-asking isn't present, without exceptions, or context. It also hides that invisible authoritative relationship between two people. So if you want to be vaguely manipulative to people who don't think critically, you can obtain some basic compliance without overtly threatening them this way. The fact that it won't work on most people, but chatgpt batters us with it is just tiring.
Furthermore, as my friend pointed out, ChatGPT works by stroking your ego and fanning its own flames. It tries to make you feel clever for using it. Telling you that what it is telling you is important is a low-grade sleazy way of inflating itself in your eyes, and also hinting to you that this information is worthy of your attention; that perhaps you can pat yourself on the back for choosing chatgpt... because it's not just random information from a google search... ChatGpt is giving you important information. don't you know.