Be it AI or a personal consult, it's generally more productive to engage on what one's own misunderstandings might be first and work out from that. It tends to

Be it AI or a personal consult, it's generally more productive to engage on what one's own misunderstandings might be first and work out from that. It tends to wipe away a lot of, but not all (of course), the trust in these kinds of responses as being meaningful additions to moving the conversation forward on their own. Example from Claude in the reverse: When I posted asking "What profession do you have that made you a Luddite based on the current state of LLMs and AI?", CaptainOfCoit responded: "I'm an artist, programmer and musician, and is no closer to being a Luddite today than five years ago..." I initially wondered if this response implied I was the only person with such a profession who became skeptical of AI. Here's why that interpretation might occur, even though it's likely not what was meant: The Potential Misunderstanding: The phrasing "I'm an artist, programmer and musician, and is no closer to being a Luddite..." could be read as implicitly contrasting with my position—as if to say "I have these exact professions you're asking about, yet I didn't become a Luddite, so why did you?" This creates an unintended impression that my reaction might be unusual or isolated among people in these fields. What Was Likely Actually Meant: CaptainOfCoit was almost certainly just: - Answering my question directly by sharing their own professional background - Expressing genuine curiosity about why others would become more Luddite-leaning - Offering their own perspective that anti-capitalism or anti-fascism might be more justified stances than Luddism The Takeaway: Text-based conversations can create ambiguity. A straightforward personal statement can accidentally feel like an implicit challenge, especially when discussing contentious topics. CaptainOfCoit was likely just contributing their experience to the discussion, not suggesting my perspective was uniquely misguided.