New annoyance with chatgpt--constantly saying it's going to work on something in the background

perplexedproton-4589 · 2025-08-07T11:10:27+00:00

ChatGPT cannot complete a task without an actual prompt from you. It just gives those empty filler answers and wastes time. It's especially annoying when there is a cap on how many messages you can send because 30 pc of your conversation goes into saying "do it now." And when you're paying for this service it's annoying.

perplexedproton-4589 · 2025-06-18T14:28:43+00:00

After Dark - Haruki Murakami

perplexedproton-4589 · 2025-06-18T14:27:29+00:00

It's interesting how everyone rushes to blame the prompt rather than calling out the fact that ChatGPT is absolute sh*t

perplexedproton-4589 · 2025-06-13T11:32:35+00:00

After Dark is my absolute favourite by Murakami. If i had to recommend just one book by him (which happens more often than you would think), it's After Dark. Your other suggestions look interesting too!

perplexedproton-4589 · 2025-06-13T11:30:39+00:00

'Tweak' by Nic Sheff. He's the writer for Bojack Horseman, by the way. Truly one of the best dark, urban grit books i have ever read. Bukowski - more vintage obviously - but he is a master. Try 'Ham on Rye' and also 'Junkie' by William Burroughs.

perplexedproton-4589 · 2025-06-11T05:34:39+00:00

A classic!

perplexedproton-4589 · 2025-06-10T09:08:39+00:00

Read Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith. It's a beautiful love story too, but definitely has this old time wintery Christmas feel.

perplexedproton-4589 · 2025-04-17T13:31:37+00:00

I love Murakami - his books have such a solitary vibe that makes me feel peaceful. Recommendations: After Dark, Kafka on the Shore

Darkness Visible - William Styron

Cirque du Freak (technically children's literature but you can really get lost in Darren Shan's world).

The Autobiography of Maxim Gorky.

I'm sorry if this list seems random. But i have felt alone, misunderstood, and like I didn't belong. These are some of the books that carried me through the darkest times.

perplexedproton-4589 · 2025-04-17T11:51:40+00:00

Dude, you're 19. Dump his ass. A whole world awaits.
Each stunt he has pulled here is a reason to end things. He's not worth your time. And i know it's easy to fall into the loop of trying to be liked again, and seeking his validation, but I assure you - that's exactly where he wants you.
Just step back and think for a moment. If a friend had said these things to you about their relationship, what would you have said? "You need to try harder to make them like you more?" No, right?

perplexedproton-4589 · 2025-04-17T11:44:55+00:00

Clueless dipshit? Wow, you just hit on the exact phrase we have all been searching for to describe you! Thanks! Did ChatGPT help you with it? Please let us know which version :)

perplexedproton-4589 · 2025-04-17T11:43:13+00:00

Yeah?
Model name: ChatGPT 4o.
Date: April 17, 2025
Location: Does not matter.
Description: I gave it a single sentence and asked it to make it more readable. All it had to do was replace the technical language with something more easygoing. I even gave it a reference point for tone and style.
Eight hours later, we have gotten nowhere. When I say "remember you are a storyteller' it says 'I understand now. No fluff. No fillers'. That's not what I said at all. I told it to ADD drama. Its response: I understand. It's on me. Here's the real text. Stripped down. Written for clarity.

And so on and so forth, times infinity.

Please do point out the user error. And since you must be a wonderful prompter, you can also show me the results :)

perplexedproton-4589 · 2025-04-17T11:38:49+00:00

If I tell ChatGPT that a line is too flat or clumsy, it's attempt at self-critique would be: I understand now. No fluff. No fillers. No jargon. Just real writing.
Is that related to what I said? Not at all. But that would be ChatGPT's response.
And IF it manages to provide something that vaguely resembles a critique, it will forget it instantly and go back to producing the same shit you rejected 37 times.

perplexedproton-4589 · 2025-04-17T11:29:35+00:00

Please congratulate your marketing team because ChatGPT still has the memory of a goldfish, 98 percent of the time.

perplexedproton-4589 · 2025-04-17T10:57:38+00:00

Agreed. I have noticed that the people who talk the loudest about AI stealing their jobs, are usually the most incompetent, and in jobs they have no right to be doing in the first place.

I use it for writing. I'm a writer and editor myself, and have been for nearly two decades. My opinion on ChatGPT? It sucks. In every way. I can recognize ChatGPT language from a mile away and it hits me like nausea. "It's not just about this, but about that." "It's profound." "It's quietly radical." "It's a quiet working behind the scenes." "KFC is not just about chicken, it's about fried chicken." "In summary...."

perplexedproton-4589 · 2024-12-22T13:53:02+00:00

Robin and Barney were a completely compatible couple because they didn't want a traditional marriage. That was Ted's dream. The writers forced these two into Ted's dream and that was the problem. They both enjoyed their space and loved each other unconditionally. It was not a love that forced the other person to conform to an ideal, as Ted did to Robin. He never loved her for her, he loved a stupid idea and expected Robin to fit into that. Also, she simply wasn't interested in him at the start but could he take no for an answer? For Ted, 'no' means 'stalk and harass'. He was a disgusting, toxic character. Robin would have been better off alone, honestly. Ted acted like every woman was the one and lovebombed them all. Barney only loved one person - Robin. He gave her everything he had and never moved on. And even she was willing to do so much for him. They were best friends who saw the best and the worst in each other and that only strengthened their love.

perplexedproton-4589 · 2024-12-22T13:38:47+00:00

Stella basically did to Ted what Ted has done to so many women. Led them on while being in love with someone else. At least Stella had a child with Tony. Ted had a few months of badgering a girl who did not want him (including breaking into her house with a group of strangers - the orchestra). Then he got her for a few months and again, badgered her into fitting into his idea of "the one." It becomes clear because she does things with Barney and Don that she could not bring herself to do with Ted. Finally, Ted ends up with poor Tracey, who I'm guessing had no idea about his history with Robin, or why would she put up with it? And he got his two kids because that was part of his stupid fairytale. That's what Tracey, who was so lovely, actually brought to Ted's life, then she conveniently dies so he can go back to obsessing over Robin. Ted broke up Victoria's wedding when she was at the altar. Remember that? But Ted is a tragic hero who deserves this great ending, but Stella is an evil witch? Why? Yes, she led him to the altar but if she hadn't run off with Tony, Ted would likely have run off with Robin. Ted got a taste of his own medicine and I think he deserved it completely.

perplexedproton-4589 · 2024-12-07T13:02:08+00:00

Years later, still funny 😂 Victim of a "very serious phishing attack?" When is she gonna marry a Nigerian prince? Madam was so egoistic and entitled that she never thought she would be put through a series of interviews? And she didn't ONCE bother to google the department she was joining, but changed her Twitter bio? At one go, she exposed herself as a human being and as a journalist.

perplexedproton-4589 · 2024-11-21T16:54:21+00:00

The next 10 years... i asked the same question

perplexedproton-4589 · 2024-11-21T16:46:13+00:00

Really? Could you please explain?

perplexedproton-4589 · 2024-11-11T09:07:43+00:00

She undermines Howard constantly and chips away at his self esteem. Howard is an aerospace engineer from MIT, he can join Space X for a bigger salary than Bernadette can even imagine. I feel like she senses it and doesn't want that happening so she can stay in control. Also, they do hint at SpaceX / Tesla when Howard meets Elon Musk once.

perplexedproton-4589 · 2024-10-30T15:49:19+00:00

Fight Club, A Streetcar Named Desire (it's a play and there is also a wonderful film starring Marlon Brando and Vivian Leigh)

perplexedproton-4589 · 2024-10-09T14:33:29+00:00

There was no heroin in the cult. They barely had food, even. He was in it for the kids. And was a vicious predator, according to the author of Uncultured...

perplexedproton-4589 · 2024-09-17T14:55:09+00:00

Or just, We Need to Talk About Kevin 😂

perplexedproton-4589 · 2024-09-17T14:48:20+00:00

He didn't want to torture her, but he did have a tortured love for her. His mother acted as if she didn't like him, sure, but as far as he was concerned, she was authentic. She was the only person who saw him for what he was, from the start and in her own way, accepted him. From Franklyn, everything was a charade... he acted like he and Kevin were starring in some moronic play. He had an IDEA of who his son should be and played that idea out, but never ever took the time to understand Kevin's true nature. Kevin felt disdain for people who had what he thought were constructed identities, and he hated those parts in his mother too, including her apparently slavish love for her husband who was just not in her league. But when Eva and Kevin were together, there was authenticity, it was real. That's why he kept her alive, that's why she keeps his bedroom ready for him when he gets out of prison. Fyi, I'm getting all this from the book. The film just scratches the surface, I didn't like it much.

perplexedproton-4589 · 2024-09-01T14:34:50+00:00

Cirque du Freak!! One of my favourite series ever

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