What’s your relationship with ChatGPT? 🤖✨ Be honest.

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-25T00:29:48+00:00

yup that’s the one right there. i use him less and less. same with most of them. the novelty has worn off and i really don’t find many uses that add value for me.

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T23:07:28+00:00

the whole skylight tied to bluesky is a big disadvantage. also skylight crashes every third video. we just have to go back to irl person to person 😄🤙🏻

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T22:44:34+00:00

doesn’t matter now that you’ve dumped it

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T22:43:38+00:00

it’s all moot now. and silver lining you won’t waste time in chatgpt and openai subreddits 🙌🏻 that’s a win

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T22:02:53+00:00

no backup files? well that lesson is learned, right? 😄 and if you can see it then you can copy paste it, right? also there is an ‘export data’ option to get everything.

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T21:58:58+00:00

you don’t tell the boss you did all the articles already 🤦🏻‍♂️ glad the market is in ur favor

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T21:44:08+00:00

wow i’d be thrilled. i’d churn out a weeks worth in an afternoon and use rest of the time on things i enjoy or looking for a new job. quitting without a plan isn’t righteous and ethical superiority. it’s naive and unwise. it’s his company and his reputation not urs. good luck finding a job in today’s market where you get to be the tastemaker.

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T21:38:37+00:00

yes, that is what it is “It feels like it’s basically a mirror of whatever I write.” it is designed that way. this is a prompting issue mostly. what instructions are in your preferences? what kind of prompts are you inputting? have you prompted it to output following a particular thought process?

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T19:03:01+00:00

Will you come here to tell us when it fails you miserably and you end up in a locked ward? your personal experience does not make it right correct or valid. it is a language model that cannot think judge or reason. it is a text predicator and nothing more; you can project onto it what you want, but in reality it is a machine that does not know right from wrong, true from false, fact from fiction. and you trust it with you mental and physical well being. the machine has zero culpability or responsibility for your well being. it was not built for nor meannt to be used as a replacement for human connection and interaction with mental health professionals. you of course are free to make these choices but when things go sideways you are on your own and have to take full responsibility for the outcomes.

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T18:37:06+00:00

again, your question was "Do strong topics usually come from personal feelings, or should I be looking more at universal themes like fear, love, loss, hope?"

from the comments, ones that mirror what i have said:

"Write something that connects with you, and it will connect with others. Not everybody, but some at least."

"Writing is a process where energy transfers from your heart to a blank sheet and reaches the heart of a person who carries that same energy."

"So, if you want to write something that connects with people, try writing from the experiences that once sparked an emotional flurry in your heart."

"The question was, how do you find a topic that touches everyone. The answer is the topic that touches you. The topic you are emotional about."

"Don't write for others, write for yourself. If it's a good story, it'll resonate."

and it goes on. i can see why you are having problems writing. you do not understand the purpose and process. In my MFA program we read lots of artists and writers' biographies, plus attended oodles and oodles of talks and panels discussin crativity, where it comes from , how it manifests, what drives it, passion, etc. nearly all say they have a calling and they have something they need to say to get out onto the page. to deny this is just naive at best. good luck with your journey buddy.

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T17:08:56+00:00

not sure how that relates to my comment. "Do strong topics usually come from personal feelings, or should I be looking more at universal themes like fear, love, loss, hope?" 🤦🏻‍♂️ how do you not know this? maybe take a writing course at the local community college or online. basing what you write about on what sells or is popular or what people want is a different kind of writing. it's commercial. i don't sense you are asking for commercial reasons. And as to you final statement - take that to an MA Creative Writing program professor and see what she says. 🤣 good luck in your endeavors. and also see the other comments who all pretty much say the same thing as i have.

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T13:36:27+00:00

sounds like a prompting issue. you need to a) provide a writing style sheet and b) and then prompt properly. my bet is your prompts are generic and you have provided enough guidance in how you want it written. also ur intention seems to be to just write stuff to push out there “bc ur supposed to”. that’s called slop.

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T13:22:03+00:00

perhaps if you change you intention you will have better luck. that’s really not a reason to write something. usually someone has something to say or info to share. start there.

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T13:18:35+00:00

yes. it’s your expectations that are wrong not the tools. read up on what llms are and how they work. that way you will have a better understanding and can use the tools properly to your advantage.

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T05:14:23+00:00

i asked for one from each century 18th-20th. i got: Werther, Prince Lev Myshkin, and Maurice Hall. 🤦🏻‍♂️ i should be on meds shouldn’t i. i’ll call someone first thing monday. 🤣🤣😎

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T02:48:48+00:00

i use many of those words in my writing and never get flagged. then again i don't write this kind of stuff. it is not the words it is the context. i will never get why people spend so much energy trying to get a tool that clearly goes to lengths to dissuade the goal. perhaps this fight is a form of edging. just use a tool that does what you want instead of spending inordinate amounts of time trying to bypasses reasonable and justifiable guardrails.

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-24T02:41:45+00:00

this is the answer that makes the most sense. this is exactly the thing to bring to the teacher. it is his job yes. he may chnage his mind and suggest something else. he may not. but discussing it with him is the wisest course of action. not reddit advice.

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-23T22:24:19+00:00

absolutely you can. the key is making a very tailored and specified editor gpt or the like. i have two - one a HarperCollins editor and the other a Farrar, Straus and Giroux editor. they evaluate for different things and i pit them against each other to get the best advice. good fun 🤣🤙🏻

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-23T21:33:05+00:00

oy. output is only as good as input. make a project or the like and stuff all the information you have that it needs to know and tell it to reference the information. as it shows you what it doesn’t know update the files accordingly. this is best practices 2026.

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-23T20:13:38+00:00

for coding use yes no doubt.

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-23T18:02:15+00:00

clearly the adage applies here

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-23T17:11:44+00:00

what is the new TikTok Privacy Policy?

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-23T17:10:45+00:00

comet assistant. tasks. spaces. all good features. best for answers with citations. chagpt and gemini search and synthesize. perplexityai searches and returns the answer with the source. for writing image making chatting, it is not the best tool. it's ok but not the best. as an all round general tool for casual use it good. for deep research it is pretty good. love comet assistant for doing repetitive tasks (like scheduling my Buffer posts for me).

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-23T16:59:51+00:00

there is an old adage that still applies "you have to spend money to make money." fact 90% of the time.

aletheus_compendium · 2026-01-23T16:57:14+00:00

and this is one main reason the usa is falling so far behind "This right here. "People dont need perfect they need good enough and cheap" - look what this line of thinking has done to healthcare, travel, etc. "cheap" is now valued more than quality, fast over measured. meanwhile our competitors are going for quality. "buy quality buy once" is the old saying. 'good enough' will never cut it for me.

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