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> This is a system for substituting thinking itself with non-thinking One of my favorite developments on the internet in the past few years is the rise of the
by jrflowers 1y ago
> This is a system for substituting thinking itself with non-thinking
One of my favorite developments on the internet in the past few years is the rise of the “I don’t think/won’t think/didn’t think” brag posts
On its own it would be a funny internet culture phenomenon but paired with the fact that you can’t confidently assume that anybody even wrote what you’re reading it is hilarious
- mijoharas 1y ago> One of my favorite developments on the internet in the past few years is the rise of the “I don’t think/won’t think/didn’t think” brag posts Sorry, I can't immediately think of what you're talking about. Could you link to an example so I can get a feel for it?
- jrflowers 1y agoEvery time you have ever seen somebody weigh into an evenly slightly complex topic with a post that starts with “I asked chatgpt and”
- daemin 1y agoThat just signals to me to completely ignore the rest of what they wrote.
- mijoharas 1y agoOh god, I find it maddening! Got it.
- hammyhavoc 1y agoThank fuck I'm not the only person who finds this completely unhelpful at best, and outright disrespectful of time at worst.