That's why I use insults with ChatGPT. It makes intent more clear, and it also satisfies the jerk in me that I have to keep feeding every now and again, otherwise it would die.

A simple "no dummy" would work here.

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prmph 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Careful there. I've resolved (and succeeded somewhat) to tone down my swearing at the LLMs, because, even though the are not sentient, developing such a habit, I suspect, has a way to bleeding into your actual speech in the real world

	▲	cloverich 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It does. But then, it's how i talk to myself. More generally, it's how i talk to people i trust the most. I swear curse and insult, it seems to shock people if they see me do it (to the llm). If i ask claude or chatgpt to summarize the tone and demeanor of my interactions, however, it replies "playful" which is how im actually using the "insults". Politeness requires a level of cultural intuition to translate into effective action at best, and is passive aggressive at worst. I insult my llm, and myself, constantly while coding. It's direct, and fun. When the llm insults me back it is even more fun. With my colleagues i (try to) go back to being polite and die a little inside. its more fun to be myself. maybe its also why i enjoy ai coding more than some of my peers seem to. More likely im just getting old.

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llbbdd 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The user is frustrated. I should re-evaluate my approach.