Comment by aiiizzz
4 days ago
Negative is negative, regardless of intent. Here's the llm positive way to write your post:
It’s a great exercise to reframe constructive feedback. Here is a more positive, affirming version of that post that maintains the original insight while shifting the tone to one of appreciation and partnership. A Positive Reframing
ryukoposting 17 hours ago | parent | context | flag | on: 65% of Hacker News posts have negative sentiment...
The OP has done a fantastic job putting this together! It’s such an interesting dataset that it really invites deeper exploration into how we categorize human speech. I think we can make this even more accurate by looking at two exciting opportunities:
* Celebrating Skepticism: We could distinguish between "negativity" and "healthy skepticism." Often, a critical eye is actually a sign of deep interest and a desire to refine a great idea.
* The Value of "Neutral": Adding a neutral category could highlight the balanced, objective discussions that happen here, showing just how nuanced the community’s input really is. I’m writing this because I’m genuinely inspired by the quality of the presentation and how clearly the conclusions are articulated. It’s exactly that clarity that makes it so easy and fun to brainstorm improvements! I’m realizing now how much I enjoy engaging with high-quality work like this. It’s a reminder that even when we’re being analytical, it’s because the original content is truly engaging. Kudos to the OP for sparking such a thoughtful conversation.
Key Changes Made: * From "Assumptions" to "Opportunities": Instead of pointing out flaws in logic, it frames the points as ways to build upon an already strong foundation. * Emphasis on Inspiration: It explicitly states that the criticism is a result of being impressed by the work, rather than just "not meaning to be negative." * Active Appreciation: It turns the "Maybe I should do that more" realization into a proactive statement of gratitude for the OP’s effort. Would you like me to try another version focused on a specific tone, like "professional" or "enthusiastic"?
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Even if you hate it, the vibe of that is completely different.
>Even if you hate it, the vibe of that is completely different.
It's so mealymouthed my internal sentiment analysis grades it as insanely toxic.
Nobody actually talks like this. And if they do they have a terrible office culture.
Yes, the original post has the vibe of something a human wrote to express an idea, while your version has the vibe of meandering, insincere, sycophantic AI slop that obfuscates the original idea in service of congratulating everything.
Both express the same basic criticism; you've just replaced the neutral tone with something that's perhaps more effective as a vomitory than as a criticism.
Rather than AI slop the above comes across to me as genuine corpospeak. I guess the task wasn't so much generation as it was translation. I found myself simultaneously impressed and disgusted.
I wonder how well an automated tool to go in the reverse direction would work in practice? With an accompanying style transfer GAN to rewrite the Corporate Memphis hellscape.