somehow, I managed to mental-gymnastics my way into thinking it was a convoluted pun involving "entry" and "outro", and in hindsight I'm not even sure how I came to that conclusion lol

And somehow they're *still* in the process of doubling down and making things worse 😭

For some reason, I can only imagine that last line delivered in the cadence of an SNL guest screaming at the top of their lungs "IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT" 😭

Q+D, graphic design is my passion, etc etc

Fun fact: that is in fact none of the words I wrote, please get ahold of yourself

There is a healthy medium between "hapless cluelessness" and "gazing into the unfeeling void at all times and losing yourself to it"

Please take a break, mainlining this much internet cannot be good for your mental health

This has always been their game to an extent tbh, they've just gotten more subtle about it after the original steam machines cratered on launch

it's not good for anybody to be referred to as a genius or wizard; they may come to think they are an actual genius or wizard

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Here's the groundwork, yall's gut instinct is correct here

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At minimum, appears unsubstantiated and super fishy

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This appears unsubstantiated if not false; please check your sources before reposting image-based "news"

Frustrating for sure :/

I mean, given the usage patterns, it makes a cynical sort of sense. If I remember correctly, there was a chart going around a while back that showed ChatGPT engagement dropping drastically over the summer, then going right back to normal as classes picked up in the fall :/

@pelicanmerchant.bsky.social Found a few:
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brb digging up a thread from someone more qualified than me to comment (my background is CS)

TL;DR: The study makes lots of claims that sound plausible in plain English (e.g. "AI reliance worsens critical thinking"), but are very silly when you look closer (subjects allegedly experienced brain deterioration from a brief experimental session??)