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Comment by serbuvlad

12 hours ago

If you look in history this is perfectly normal.

Nothing new under the sun.

Idk, basically anyone who speaks candidly about this to me says their use of LLMs over the last year has stunted them in some way.

LLMs aren't comparable to anything thats come before, in my opinion. We had much more time to adapt and integrate with original forms of computing, as well as many other technologies from centuries past.

Sure you can use llms responsible and perhaps in a rewarding way (that isnt just related to making money), but very very few people are making that effort or even know how to.

Its more likely people use them irresponsibly like we do cars. Walk half a mile... nah I'll drive. Now we have endemic diabetes.

  • Obesity is trending back down and will continue to do so.

    Machines have removed our need to work, this stunts our body, and the solution is synthetic work (gym).

    AI removes our need to work with our minds (at least partly), this stunts our mind, and the solution is synthetic mind-work.

    Sure it will take some time to get used to. But we will get used to it.

    • >Obesity is trending back down

      It's trending down because researchers found a magic pill (well, peptide) that was clinically proven enough to become over-the counter. This trending down started in 2023. 40 years of policy barely did anything (partially because it never fixed the systems, but I digress).

      So are we just going to pray in 40 years someone finds a solution to brainrot?