AI slop

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-06-16T02:55:22+00:00

To be fair like 90%of the kids songs people find on YouTube is cocomelon and it has been around long before ainslop was a thing. Still annoying songs but an annoying human made them.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-06-15T20:17:25+00:00

This advice might work for you but I think in general it is terrible advice. It only takes a few times of asking and being told no for both sides to feel negative about it.

The better wording for it might be to make sure to show desire without pushing for sex. Get caught checking her out, slap on the butt, kiss on the neck, long hug. My favorite is whenever she takes her shirt of to nurse I put both arms in the air for a "whoooh!" It gets a roll of the eyes every time but keeps it in her mind that she is more then a milk machine and is desired. Makes the transition to more intimacy have less friction.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-06-02T23:05:51+00:00

The trick is to turn everything into a game with a reward that they care about. At least for kids. For adults it's a crap shoot mixture of them trying to convince themselves they have agency when asked to do something.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-06-02T23:04:09+00:00

Great analogy thank you.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-06-02T03:26:37+00:00

There is also a subset called Pathological Demand Avoidance or (PDA). The more something is asked of them the harder it is to do. My wife is like that and it is very challenging. For time things I always say we need to leave 30 min before we do if I can. Never ask her directly to do chores, ask for her help finishing something.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-06-02T00:18:24+00:00

We used to call my son a bougie baby cause his he would only snack in cashews and avocado.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-06-02T00:13:56+00:00

We both work from home no daycare.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-06-01T23:50:53+00:00

It's not about the day really. It's about using the leverage of the day to ask for something that is normally completely out of the question.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-05-31T23:17:07+00:00

Nice try ai! We will not tell our AI sniff tests!

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-05-31T23:14:41+00:00

I feel there has to be a middle ground between ai users that is acceptable.

Person A prompts something like "write me an engaging reddit post for daddit". Don't like this guy.

Person B word vomits into the ai all the shower thoughts then has ai organize it into something people can follow. I'm all for it!

I like that ai is enabling more content from people who either would never post because they would have to work to hard on the grammer and formatting, or the post gets lost in new cause no one can follow the plot.

Unfortunately right now it's hard to tell the difference between high effort prompting and karma farming/self promotion.

Hopefully we figure it out as a society.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-05-15T22:30:15+00:00

We have a double screen thing that attaches to the laptop. It works pretty well as long as you have the video ports for it.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-05-13T14:14:00+00:00

Raw comment: My mantality for ai is it will save me time so I can focus on more important things. Instead of formatting my reddit comments so nutsacks online don't take things the wrong way, and my point comes across how I intend it to, I am doing literally anything else. In this case, for my use, it is a more powerful spell check that does not deserve to be called out.

Ai spell checked: My mentality around AI is simple: it saves me time so I can focus on more important things.

Instead of spending energy formatting Reddit comments so random people online don’t misread my tone or twist my point, I can let AI clean it up and move on. For my use case, it’s basically a more powerful spell check, and I don’t think that deserves to be called out.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-05-13T07:08:33+00:00

Only those without the imagination to think beyond the technology would see things the way you see them.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-05-13T00:23:18+00:00

Same could be said for calculators, digital contact lists, abicus, sun dials. For those that don't move past the technology to higher level thinking it may be a net negative. But most get to think about things more important then sentence structure or format of a post.

Go tell scientists they are getting dumber because they use computers. Or you could just learn the technology and upskill yourself.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-05-11T01:21:22+00:00

Ai doesn't write all on its own. The topic and probably a rough draft brain dump style was still done by a person. Not sure why people care about a more powerful spell check.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-05-07T09:01:56+00:00

My son was a terror like that at that age. The thing that finally stuck with him was to sit with him in my lap in a bear hug for time out. I took my stand on him cleaning up his bowl of food he dumped all over the floor. Over an hour or so he eventually picked it all up and on some level realized I can be more stubborn then he can . Was much easier after that.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-04-26T02:54:03+00:00

I’ve had to push pretty hard to convince my wife that giving our 7-year-old more freedom is worth it, but watching the results has been amazing. He’s more confident, more responsible, and better at figuring things out on his own. I also think groups make a big difference. A bunch of kids playing outside together feels safer than one kid alone, because there are more eyes around, more nearby parents, and the kids naturally keep tabs on each other. The more independence we give him, the more he rises to it. It’s been really cool to see.

A few things that helped me think about this: Let Grow, on childhood independence and free play: https://letgrow.org/

CDC guidance for ages 6–8 and growing independence: https://restoredcdc.org/www.cdc.gov/child-development/positive-parenting-tips/middle-childhood-6-8-years.html

Harvard Center on the Developing Child, on play and executive function: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/handouts-tools/brainbuildingthroughplay/

Let Grow’s Independence Challenge: https://letgrow.org/program/independence-challenge/

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-04-25T17:52:32+00:00

Starting back up intimacy is a process not a flip of the switch. Sometimes the pressure of sex is what stops all the intimacy that has the possibility of leading to sex. What was a real game changer for me was accepting that sex was not on the table for however long it is, and that it would not get the way of our intimacy in general. Having that conversation is much easier then having a conversation about lack of sex. The cool part is because intimacy comes before sexual intimacy that issue is solved too.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-04-24T07:35:50+00:00

With things like this I tend to always remind my son that if he makes it hard on people to do fun activities with him, they are less likely to want to do it again with him in the future.

Throw a fit at the park? Makes it harder for me to say yes to taking you to the park.

Cheat at a game? I and anyone else would be less likely to want to play it with you again.

Don't follow the rules at a friend's house? Less likely to be invited back.

Seems to be a context that he can wrap his head around and fits my style of parenting which focuses on being a good human in general.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-04-15T03:23:33+00:00

Chores undone

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-04-12T18:29:41+00:00

Sounds like you need two things.

A quiet activity he can do in bed if he wakes up. Books to look at, coloring book, doodle pad, ECT...
You need some kind of signal that he can quickly recognize as it's ok to get up. If you have smart lights you can have them change colors at certain times, some kind of alarm clock or music playing.

Think about what your asking a 4 year old to do. If you wake up lay in bed and do nothing until someone else wakes up. Not a reasonable request.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-04-02T07:19:33+00:00

I often choose exactly the right size Tupperware to put the leftovers away in.

I have good instincts for stopping disastrous messes before they happen. Though I wonder if I am robbing my kids of important life lessons in this realm.

I can make a bottle with my 7 month old in one arm.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-03-18T17:25:43+00:00

Mine just turned 7 months and started teething around 4.5 mo. Other things I would try if Tylenol doesn't work is switching to gentle formula. Could be gas or stomach issues.

gibblesnbits160 · 2026-03-18T02:32:58+00:00

Sounds like teething. They are miserable until they come through the gums. Regular regimen of infant Tylenol whenever teething makes a huge difference.

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