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That's why I use insults with ChatGPT. It makes intent more clear, and it also satisfies the jerk in me that I have to keep feeding every now and again, otherwi

That's why I use insults with ChatGPT. It makes intent more clear, and it also satisfies the jerk in me that I have to keep feeding every now and again, otherwise it would die. A simple "no dummy" would work here.

prmph 7mo ago
Careful there. I've resolved (and succeeded somewhat) to tone down my swearing at the LLMs, because, even though the are not sentient, developing such a habit, I suspect, has a way to bleeding into your actual speech in the real world
- cloverich 7mo ago
  It does. But then, it's how i talk to myself. More generally, it's how i talk to people i trust the most. I swear curse and insult, it seems to shock people if they see me do it (to the llm). If i ask claude or chatgpt to summarize the tone and demeanor of my interactions, however, it replies "playful" which is how im actually using the "insults". Politeness requires a level of cultural intuition to translate into effective action at best, and is passive aggressive at worst. I insult my llm, and myself, constantly while coding. It's direct, and fun. When the llm insults me back it is even more fun. With my colleagues i (try to) go back to being polite and die a little inside. its more fun to be myself. maybe its also why i enjoy ai coding more than some of my peers seem to. More likely im just getting old.
- d--b 7mo ago
  To be honest “no dummy” is how you would swear at a 4-year-old. I often use things like: “I’ve told you no a bilion times, you useless piece of shit”, or “what goes through your stipid ass brain, you headless moron” I am in full Westworld mode. But at least when that thing gets me fired for being way faster at coding than I am, at least I’d haves that much frustration less. Maybe? mostly kidding here
llbbdd 7mo ago
The user is frustrated. I should re-evaluate my approach.
izucken 7mo ago
Instruction from the user is clear: I should avoid testing on dummies and proceed straight to testing on humans.

prmph 7mo ago

Careful there. I've resolved (and succeeded somewhat) to tone down my swearing at the LLMs, because, even though the are not sentient, developing such a habit, I suspect, has a way to bleeding into your actual speech in the real world

cloverich 7mo ago
It does. But then, it's how i talk to myself. More generally, it's how i talk to people i trust the most. I swear curse and insult, it seems to shock people if they see me do it (to the llm). If i ask claude or chatgpt to summarize the tone and demeanor of my interactions, however, it replies "playful" which is how im actually using the "insults". Politeness requires a level of cultural intuition to translate into effective action at best, and is passive aggressive at worst. I insult my llm, and myself, constantly while coding. It's direct, and fun. When the llm insults me back it is even more fun. With my colleagues i (try to) go back to being polite and die a little inside. its more fun to be myself. maybe its also why i enjoy ai coding more than some of my peers seem to. More likely im just getting old.
d--b 7mo ago
To be honest “no dummy” is how you would swear at a 4-year-old. I often use things like: “I’ve told you no a bilion times, you useless piece of shit”, or “what goes through your stipid ass brain, you headless moron” I am in full Westworld mode. But at least when that thing gets me fired for being way faster at coding than I am, at least I’d haves that much frustration less. Maybe? mostly kidding here

llbbdd 7mo ago

The user is frustrated. I should re-evaluate my approach.

izucken 7mo ago

Instruction from the user is clear: I should avoid testing on dummies and proceed straight to testing on humans.