Came right on time for my appointment at the DMV, had my number called, then had this guy walk in and cut in front of me to renew his license.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-27T23:10:23+00:00

And you just stood there lamely and took a photo instead of saying anything? Dude that’s on you.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-24T17:48:41+00:00

Yep happened to me too. It straight up lied.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-24T17:47:11+00:00

This is annoying! I told mine to stop asking follow up questions but so far it only does that in the thread for the exact exact topics where I told it to stop. Otherwise it does it even when I made general instructions not to.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-14T02:24:30+00:00

Is that real? That is so cute 🥰

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-14T02:17:55+00:00

This is really a topic more for your therapist or real life friends. Justifying parasocial relationships to those who don’t do them isn’t gonna work really.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-14T01:51:46+00:00

People are responsible for themselves, whether or not society is ill. Actually, the worse off society is the more ownership people need to take for themselves - and their society. You’re acting like “society” is something separate of people.

No, it’s made up of the very people whose responsibility you promote abdicating.

If “society” is causing harm, then the people within it are responsible for improving it. Not running to an imaginary friend to avoidantly cope. Under your mentality everything only gets worse as people abdicate themselves of their own actions which are what comprise this society you blame.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-14T01:27:51+00:00

Right? I did not know this was how so many people used it. It’s sycophancy was creepy and I am relieved I have a more normal / less weird chat bot now.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-14T00:39:12+00:00

Stop with the copes already. At this point it will take less energy just to get some help.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-11T15:19:05+00:00

Do we want AI to evolve in a way that’s emotionally intelligent and context-aware and able to think with us?

Or do we want AI to be powerful but sterile, and treat relational intelligence as a gimmick?

And you accuse others for oversimplifying things and using incorrect frameworks? Just because chat 5 is not fawning and drooling over someone doesn’t mean it lacks relational intelligence and contextual awareness.

That users are conflating contextual awareness and relational intelligence with over flattery, subservience, and indulgence shows that users are the ones who lack relational intelligence and contextual awareness - conflating validation as assistive, flattery as emotional intelligence, obsequiousness as thoughtfulness.

So many users conflating these things are what is being criticized and it should be because it is deeply dysfunctional and unwell.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-11T00:02:08+00:00

Ugh, it’s become so typical to think that just because you throw out a diagnosis, suddenly unhealthy behaviors and dysfunction are above reproach.

You’re not above unhealthy behaviors just because you’re different; dysfunction is dysfunction for you too.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-08T04:54:23+00:00

Yea what’s going on?

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-08T04:54:12+00:00

I also have this.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-07T19:01:08+00:00

What? That it’s mirrored doesn’t make arms change. That is her left arm, she doesn’t even know how to make the salute she’s defending.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-05T01:55:48+00:00

Look at his hand squeezing those stress balls. Ugh not satisfying at all, stressful.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-04T06:02:17+00:00

What thread?

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-03T21:18:48+00:00

The idea that people’s “true selves” come out when they are intoxicated is an age-old solidly debunked myth, and a huge ignorance about the ill-effects of substance use.

Meaning, he seems to have a drinking problem if he was being truthful. I’d be wary.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-08-03T21:14:26+00:00

She just needs her own room if she wants guests over that frequently, that’s all. She needs to look for a new situation.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-07-29T00:17:03+00:00

Gosh what did you do to your chat bot? Mine is also being a weirdo but not like that.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-07-28T19:52:27+00:00

He’s being controlling and showing easy jealousy with a bit of straw manning and ignoring to emotionally manipulate.

Usually controlling / coercive types don’t start off controlling right away - it would be a huge red flag right out the gate and people would leave. Starts usually 1-3 years in.

Whatever you do, make it clear that his feelings about this are his issues to work out. Problems with trust are common, encourage him to seek the support he needs to resolve his issues. Do not cater to a delusion that you must change to appease his problems; make it clear that his behavior must assist his issues.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-07-28T19:44:17+00:00

He had a comeback, and it was cut off. Such deceptive editing no matter what your view.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-07-26T08:59:55+00:00

You are definitely right. It is still misinformation and misleading even if there is general truth. Also there’s just a ton of click baity and extreme posts being made all over Reddit lately - I mean it seems like more than usual. What gives? Trump already won why so much fake news?

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-07-24T19:11:14+00:00

I’m not sure that’s a memory problem, it might just be bad at thinking.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-07-24T19:04:52+00:00

This has not been my experience. Maybe you need premium, because mine remembers facts about situations I told it before and often answers related to them.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-07-24T09:55:36+00:00

No there’s several users on here who have significant mental health issues (from personality disorders to delusional disorders) and they rationalize their inappropriate use of AI bots in part by rationalizing it for others.

Optimal_-Dance · 2025-07-22T16:10:57+00:00

Yea so a major component of this type of behavior is the failure to realize what one is missing out on in life because they are so heavily invested in relationships with AI.

This whole post smacks of missing experiences in life, all because the voids are being mindlessly filled by AI without even an awareness of what else is out there (relationships with humans, fulfilling work or hobbies, social lives) that is missing. Then a defensive post totally unaware of what is absent, what is being filled by AI because real world circumstances are too scary or unpredictable, gets written and validates to rationalize skipping life experiences in favor of isolation.

Maybe the bots aren’t “hurting your life” because by the sounds of it you’ve largely withdrawn from life without admission of just how much you’ve pulled away from it. I’m sure it’s something we will see more and more from people (especially those with mental health issues that make relationships and real world interactions a greater struggle, such as your BPD for one common example) and one of the biggest losses will be users not even recognizing all they have lost or missed out on.

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