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I love uninstalling shit. Get out of my computer.

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I don't think people should be using ChatGPT as a therapist, because best case scenario is the computer says some platitudes and at least nothing gets worse, worst case scenario it'll end up reinforcing whatever unhealthy thought patterns they may have because the computer has been trained to be a sycophant. But I'm going to be real, I don't think "you're actually morally tainted if you talk to the computer" and being an annoying scold about it is in any way the right way to get people to stop doing it.

And I don't mean that in a "you need to sugarcoat the harsh reality" kind of way, because there actually isn't any harsh truth being imparted onto a person by going "oh you sweet summer child" and then telling them how flawed of a human being they are for relying on generative AI for comfort. It's just tiresome moralizing.

If you want to actually help these people you kind of need to cut out the "these people are bad for talking to the AI" part, and actually think about why they're talking to the AI. Could that be indicative of a bigger social issue? Something that you can't just scold people out of? If the issue is that you feel they shouldn't be talking to an LLM and instead talking to a therapist, could there be a reason as to why they are not talking to a therapist? Could there be an explanation for this that doesn't hinge on "this person is bad and lazy?"

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This is the funniest fucking thing, omg.

THE SAPPHIC MERIDIAN

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the haunting of hill house by shirley jackson posits "would you rather live in a haunted house that wants to kill you but with a lesbian who makes you feel like you belong somewhere or go back to your normal cishet life where your family has you sleep on the floor" and obviously the house that wants to kill is winning

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A juvenile European Robin/rödhake. Värmland, Sweden (August 9, 2020).

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"aw i love your earrings, they're so cute!" i say, making the barista's day. i sit down with my coffee and send a respected mutual an anon ask reading "you look like you've got that homestuck kinnie pussy." thus i have maintained the balance of suffering in the world for another day. as i wander down the beach of life, my footsteps do not even disturb its grains

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i feel like we should be taking advantage of this website in more useful ways like it shouldnt be jarring to anyone when i post my grocery list we literally have a bulleted list function

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two wonderful things i saw online today

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Once upon a time…

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How to surreptitiously stretch within reach of kisses

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First thing you see after you zoom in is how you die

How you dying 👀

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Piece of Asian media: *has a title that's obviously not in English*

Fan Translators: hmm taking into account the intention of the original and the rules of both languages, plus the tone of the story, the best title would probably be something like Adherent of the Blade of Duality, but probably an official translation would want to shorten it to Blade of Duality, or perhaps Double-Edged Sword to borrow a popular turn of phrase that also fits thematically--

Official English Translators: Master of Double-Penetration

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> looking at a new popular collectible

> ask the people if it's objects or gambling

> they don't understand

> pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is objects and what is gambling

> they laugh and say "it's a good collectible sir"

> look up how to buy a collectible

> its gambling