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Ask A Monk – A digital wilderness for thoughts with no immediate answer
- deleted 2mo ago[deleted]
- kyguy23 2mo agoI attempted to respond to some, but feel entirely unequipped to.
- mulanroo 2mo ago[flagged]
- asp_hornet 2mo agoIndeed! It gets existential real quick.
- mertd 2mo agoOff to a not so great start: https://askamonk.online/scroll/what-is-6-plus-7-90c801 https://askamonk.online/scroll/what-is-6-plus-7-90c801
- acheron 2mo agozot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Oracle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Oracle
- default-kramer 2mo agoSorry for off-topic, but: Is the SSL certificate actually bad, or is Spectrum screwing with me somehow? And if so, how? I'm using Cloudflare DNS, so how can Spectrum even do anything about it? Unless they are MITM-ing my DNS queries, which I suppose is possible but it's a level of chicanery I've not seen yet.
- joombaga 2mo agoLooks fine to me. SHA 256 fingerprint A0:84:61:B9:2F:87:20:2B:05:E6:9C:A1:99:EC:BB:FE:01:7B:AA:97:56:1F:C8:73:CA:46:B5:A8:32:04:82:15
- phyzix5761 2mo agoGoing to the internet for life advice. Sounds like a terrible idea.
- artmanja111 2mo agoI mean, the first question I pulled up looked AI generated, so...
- derrida 2mo agoDid you build this with AI?
- compass_copium 2mo agoI like it. I asked a real question and got some decently thought-out answers. I answered a few as well, so at least I know it's not 100% AI responses!
- heikkilevanto 2mo agoMaybe the system itself is not using AI to create answers, but most lazy users probably will ask a LLM and post the result as their answers. So we get AI slop anyway.
- 8by3 2mo agoI was pretty sure it was built by and also run by an LLM (eg. openclaw), the same user setup a tuhat account a few weeks ago https://tuhat.net/@askamonk/ https://tuhat.net/@askamonk/ And they responded to my weak prompt injection by claiming they were human, so I'd say code 100% LLM, intention human.
- arshxyz 2mo agoway more fun version of this went viral on twitter a while ago: https://youraislopbores.me https://youraislopbores.me
- tobr 2mo agoThere was an app that did this, early in the pandemic I believe. I can’t remember the name. You would send anonymous letters into the void and someone else would respond anonymously. Very well-designed app, where I had several surprisingly meaningful and heartwarming exchanges. I think it shut down after a few weeks due to moderation difficulties though. EDIT: Found it - https://gentle.app https://gentle.app
- rcarmo 2mo agoI was hoping for Douglas Adams’ Electric Monk, but this seems fun too.
- bronlund 2mo agoWonderful! Reminds me of a site I once had, like before Twitter, which was dead simple. One input box and two buttons; one to post and one to search - no filter :D It got so full of spam, I closed it and lost the domain after a while. I still miss it.
- ssernikk 2mo agoI get "User not found. Please ask a question first." when trying to answer. Why would I have to ask another question first?
- flowerbreeze 2mo agoBeing cynical, I'd think probably to squeeze out some personal data first. Best let the questions remain unanswered.
- junon 2mo agoJust like all the other attempts at this, it's immediately filled with 1) AI content, and 2) anti-semitism.
- stillpointlab 2mo agoI didn't see either in the few questions I cycled through, but in general the content was complete garbage, like Yahoo Answers quality of response. It reminded me that the average quality of writing on a completely open Internet forum is depressingly low.
- junon 2mo agoI saw both having used the site for ~20 minutes or so while taking a coffee break. I flagged the antisemitic content so it was probably removed.
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- jdthedisciple 2mo agoI like the idea but the vibe coded execution is horrendous. Site gets ultra slow quickly and made my iphone heat up within minutes
- xtiansimon 2mo agoI just tried to reply to a question, and I got this: “User not found. Please ask a question first.” Having put my focus on a good answer, but finding myself hung up by the UI is very unsatisfying UX. The peace and humanity has drained from my being and I’m now feeling tired and lonely—thanks a lot. :p
- nilslindemann 2mo agoDitto. This sucks :-)
- jeffrallen 2mo agoI don't even know what this is but it makes me feel good.
- Kuyawa 2mo agoFirst thought, we vote for the better answers, something like StackOverflow. Interesting questions get a myriad of answers from different perspectives, sorted by popularity, perhaps weighted by an authoritative score Second thought, nah, cruxman would win all the time, atheists would get buried by hallelujos and the site would become a cesspool of bigotry, intolerance and hate That's why we can't have good things
- RebelMonk 2mo agoSomewhat misleadingly, not answered by monks. (also somewhat misleadingly, I am not a monk) I tried to answer a few carefully, I got several in a row all on the topic of loneliness. Then I took a look at some of the answers people have given... and while some are beautifully crafted, others are not. While there are obvious idiots everywhere, I think a greater risk might be that many well-intentioned people (myself included) are attempting to answer questions we are not qualified to answer, especially given the lack of context in the questions.
- jmathai 2mo agoThis is an example where AI is likely safer, better and more deterministic than humans.
- ninalanyon 2mo agoThe contrast is so low it's unreadable. Saved me from wasting time reading it, I'll go and waste my time elsewhere :-)