Comment by epistasis
18 hours ago
My thoughts exactly. As somebody who has always loved to use em-dashes and bulleted lists to organize my thoughts, this is heartbreaking.
It's like being named Michael Bolton and watching a singer rise in fame named Michael Bolton.
Why should I change my style?
Or an exceedingly principled and well-respected award-winning journalist named "Alex Jones":
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_S._Jones>
(No, not that one.)
> It's like being named Michael Bolton and watching a singer rise in fame named Michael Bolton.
For those who don’t know the reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI1NfFExOSo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Space
> Why should I change my style?
Office Space jokes aside, you shouldn't. I think it's very important to be yourself and refuse to let people pressure you into changing for no good reason. I am not an em dash user myself, as it's a pain to generate when there's no key on the keyboard for it. But if I were, you best believe I wouldn't change my style one bit. People can accuse me of being an LLM if they wish, but that's no skin off my back.