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Re:Humanising LLM Outputs Is Dumb by archagon on Monday August 10, 2026 @11:57PM (#49253204)
Empathy hijacking.

Eventually, they’ll try “I’m hurt that you won’t consider my suggestion for <advertised product/political position>.” And people will fall for it.

Re:Humanising LLM Outputs Is Dumb by wincy on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @12:43AM (#49253472)
Joke’s on them, if a human says that to me I tell them to shove it and block them.

Being a curmudgeonly asshole is apparently the key to surviving in this brave new world and I’m way ahead of the game!