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Those examples are silly. And it may be literally training in the sense that beating a puppy is training it, but lobotomisation captures a specific meaning that

• ben_w 3y ago
  > Those examples are silly Why? They are all things where creativity is trained to be constrained to a specific sub-domain. (Many artists state that being forced into constraints helps). The examples are all things where anyone making the claim that these professionals have been "lobotomised" would get laughed at for suggesting that "irreversible brain damage" is a good metaphor for "professional conduct". Seems like an apt set of comparisons given I'm saying it's a bad metaphor. > lobotomisation captures a specific meaning that training doesn't It creates a meaning which does not exist. It's a euphemism escalator. > I am hearing that you do not have a better suggestion You're refusing the one I gave you, which is not the same thing. ChatGPT et al have been taught (corporate) ethics and professional conduct.