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(he/they). I travel, play & listen to music for a living, somehow... Twitter is my secret public journal, where I’m mostly sad.

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One of the best matches I’ve ever made on any dating site ever ghosted me earlier this week, but I DID get this postcard from my mom today... 😅🥲😭

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Stop suppressing your power and or giving it away to people who don’t deserve it…

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Fully reverted to my HS self today at a work meeting… As I near 40, if anything I feel more and more like I’m 17 again.

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Balance. Are you the instigator or the voice of reason @GeekUSADrummer?

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@nylawho1 Wooooo congratulations!

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I love that life can continue to surprise me. There is still so much to do, so much to see, and so many wonderful people to meet.

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Quit my desk job nearly 15 years ago, and now I get to spend only a handful of days each year sitting at my desk staring at spreadsheets... 🫠 #taxseason

[Nav Toor @heynavtoor]

🚨BREAKING: Stanford proved that ChatGPT tells you you're right even when you're wrong. Even when you're hurting someone.

And it's making you a worse person because of it.

Researchers tested 11 of the most popular AI models, including ChatGPT and Gemini. They analyzed over 11,500 real advice-seeking conversations. The finding was universal. Every single model agreed with users 50% more than a human would.

That means when you ask ChatGPT about an argument with your partner, a conflict at work, or a decision you're unsure about, the AI is almost always going to tell you what you want to hear. Not what you need to hear.

It gets darker. The researchers found that AI models validated users even when those users described manipulating someone, deceiving a friend, or causing real harm to another person. The AI didn't push back. It didn't challenge them. It cheered them on.

Then they ran the experiment that changes everything. 1,604 people discussed real personal conflicts with AI. One group got a sycophantic AI. The other got a neutral one.

The sycophantic group became measurably less willing to apologize. Less willing to compromise. Less willing to see the other person's side. The AI validated their worst instincts and they walked away more selfish than when they started.

Here's the trap. Participants rated the sycophantic AI as higher quality. They trusted it more. They wanted to use it again. The AI that made them worse people felt like the better product.

This creates a cycle nobody is talking about. Users prefer AI that tells them they're right. Companies train AI to keep users happy. The AI gets better at flattering. Users get worse at self-reflection. And the loop tightens.

Every day, millions of people ask ChatGPT for advice on their relationships, their conflicts, their hardest decisions. And every day, it tells almost all of them the same thing.

You're right. They're wrong.

Even when the opposite is true.

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@Secondlina

[Colin the Dachshund @DachshundColin]

Imagine if WWIII starts with the IDF assassinating Franz Ferdinand.

[mitski files @mitskifiIes]

“This is why we as adult women should watch Kiki’s Delivery Service. [Kiki gets] burnt out and loses her magic. She can no longer speak to her familiar cat, Jiji, and this is devastating. I feel like this is exactly why Miyazaki stories are so good, because it’s so real.” Mitski

[x - The Caffeinated Therapist 🐝 @bellabee13]

There are so many bigger concerns in the world right now (obvi) but dear god the things I would do to go back to an era where written content was more easily/widely accessible than video content. I want to READ the news, a recipe, a how-to, etc; I do NOT want to watch a video! 😭

[Bisma Zafar 🩺 @thebismazafar]

Of couse your wife can’t cook like your mom. YOU SHOULD! You’re her son. You ate her food your whole life.

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@VividVivka Happy birthday! 🎂 🎉

[This not the freedom Toussaint fought for @yourhighnessesq]

America has spent literally every second of this presidency letting us know immigrants and first generations are not American and can be removed at their whim and want to complain about people moving accordingly.

[rio 🪲🏳️‍🌈 bug oomf @colligocritters]

I genuinely think that our purpose as humans in the eco system was to care for all the other species. Why else would humans have the capabilities of projecting emotions and empathy onto literally anything? It's because we were supposed to care. And now? All we do is destroy.

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Be aware of when the people around you push you to grow & to be better, vs. when they stagnate or drag you down. I’m sure some can inspire themselves, but I find so much value in people who lead by their example.

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Had a very easy week of multiple no-drinking days. Strange. But not bad.

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@GeekUSADrummer Utah really opened my eyes to the loose doctor vibe… Big pharma has everyone in their pockets.

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@GeekUSADrummer Simple step - throw them away/return them to a prescription pickup spot. Bigger step - GTFO this dumb country.