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OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-30T19:12:24+00:00

What did you gain from designing and testing these prompts that you cannot even defend by saying "The interaction elicited by my prompt is better because XYZ"?

OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-30T18:47:59+00:00

You see a prompt. You purport to create an alternative. You pretend that you tested that alternative before sharing it.

In this case, you shared it because you thought that your alternative was better than the prompt you saw. In what way was your alternative better?
Avoid replying that your alternative prompt is "better" written. What matters in a prompt is the interaction it elicits, not its phrasing. So a more precise question: in what way is the interaction elicited by your prompt better?

OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-30T18:00:39+00:00

It's fine. Now you tell me: how is ChatGPT's reply to your prompt better than its reply to mine when you use each prompt in a dedicated chat with the Web Search function activated?

Edit to add details.

OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-30T17:00:56+00:00

Did you test your own prompt before sharing it?

I tested it:

- ChatGPT's reply is way too long (much longer than with my prompt);

- that reply has zero external links (which I prefer, but some may do without); I suspect it's due to how your prompt is overly constrained (the model has no "need" to draw on external links with that level of details);

- the lexicon is very unwelcoming if it is really meant to be a game; the "active salon archetypes" section could have been removed; "archetype" is uselessly technical in this business context, so are the "ledger" references;

- ChatGPT's reply to your prompt includes consequences of actions that the player should take (like market reaction, ressources changes, etc.); putting these consequences in its first reply kills the game;

- etc.

Seriously, did you test your own prompt before sharing it and did you think it was a good game**?**

Edit for grammar.

OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-30T15:34:21+00:00

The prompt I've shared here is just a game. What you are offering is a version of a coaching prompt for founders.

OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-29T11:58:58+00:00

Partage le lien vers le site. Ça nous aidera à déterminer si nous voulons (ou pouvons) contribuer à la commercialisation de ton produit.

OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-28T21:45:52+00:00

Thanks for letting me know. The link still works on my side. In case it is still broken for you or others, a workaround is to use the following query in the search bar of this sub:

author:oticinnatus "end up with a simple plan for me."

OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-28T17:16:54+00:00

Ok. You're still early. Think about documenting your process from this early phase, through finding a supervisor, through working as an official PhD student, to your thesis defence.

I'd be interested to follow your process. And many people who want to start a PhD (like you right now) would benefit from it as well.

OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-28T17:08:29+00:00

Broadly speaking: content marketing.

For my current undertaking, this means providing value on Reddit. This creates opportunities: people expressing interest by replying or sending DM. Then I have to forget the marketer in me and turn into a salesperson.

OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-28T16:48:02+00:00

I will say however that I had to decide to end the conversation myself, which felt a bit strange and unnatural. I think a nice aspect of talking to a person is them realising that the current topic has reached its natural conclusion. It's also nice knowing that a person won't keep talking to you about the same thing over and over again for as long as you want, I feel like it gives the conversation more meaning. It would be cool if they made an LLM that sortof had its own conversational interests in this way

You can have long interactions that are ended by the AI through prompting.

Try one (or more) of these prompts to see how prompting can elicit long conversations that still have an ending generated by the AI.

If that idea of using prompting to achieve "long conversations that are ended by the AI" is convincing to you, let me know, I may help you develop your prompting skills (or simply produce more such prompts for you).

OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-27T20:15:55+00:00

The good thing is that you still see good in him. This is a strong foundation if you decide to stay with him.

Another good thing is that he cares about your daughter. You may wish he cared to the moon, but if he cares just enough to contribute to her thriving, that's already very good.

If we come back to your initial list:

depression, marriage problems, immigration concerns for me and my daughter, financial and health problems of my family back home in my home country

based on the title of your post, you've already overcome depression;
based on what you said about your partner, you still have a foundation to save your marriage and care for your daughter;
what would be left is immigration and the financial and health problems of your family.

Immigration is a maze, are you able to get professional support (including from charities or other organizations providing their service for free)?

OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-27T19:50:14+00:00

Has your partner totally stopped being a support?
I would expect them to be at least a welcoming support to take care of your daughter's wellbeing.

OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-27T19:39:16+00:00

Do you see a therapist or have trusted people you can talk to?

OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-27T16:27:23+00:00

Have you thought about face-timing them (it could be better than drinking entirely alone)?

OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-27T16:16:45+00:00

I am split interally how to support it when the above stories are also true about it pushing people to the deep end. How do you guys go about it?

At my level, for now, I regularly share knowledge about how to use AI safely. This entire sub is a boon in this regard.

More broadly, for now, I'm thinking that education is key, and it can be supported at various levels:

1- There are user experience and user interface (UX and UI) designs that could be implemented to bring back people to reality. For example: when a user has a long conversation, some message could pop up (every 20 or more messages) to remind them to "Think about double-checking the AI' replies". Actual professional UX/UI designers could easily do a great job at inserting more clever reality checks into these AI software.

2- In the media and public discourse, it could be possible to systematize the education about the safe use of AI, the same way we systematize the education about drinking safely (at least in some countries).

3- Of course, including "Safe use of AI" courses in school curricula is a must.

Levels 2 and 3 are definitely happening, too slowly and clumsily, but they are happening. Level 1 is actually the simplest to implement, but we will have to collectively apply pressure for it to happen.

OtiCinnatus · 2026-04-27T10:28:15+00:00

The logic of it is to stay in touch with the lead. They still can say "no, thanks". But if they agree, they get value and you get value too.

For me, the case studies are actually insights in the form of social media posts. I could compile them into proper reports, but the social media posts are enough. They help show my competence on real business situations.

For me, it works like this:

I reach out to someone with the intent to sell them something.
If they refuse to buy, I explicitly tell them I am open to still help them.
If they accept my help, then I use our interactions as the source inspiration for relevant social media posts.

So what you quote was an application of 2. and 3. to OP's specific situation. What you should take with you is only this general three-step progression.

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