Every interaction between humans is manipulation. Every single one - including not saying something.
I disagree with this, it's overly broadening the definition. If you're upfront and clear with someone, for example saying "your partner is abusive, with these exact examples", that's not manipulation because it's not underhanded or subtle. It's just trying to help. I don't think we have a good word in English for "changing someone's mind or behaviour" in a neutral or positive way. At least I'm not remembering it right now. Maybe persuade?
For it to be manipulation you would have to be sneaky about it. I'm not a manipulative person so it's hard to think of examples but something like, making it seem like their current partner is cheating on them via clever wordplay and deliberate clues left lying around "by accident". Even if the end goal is good, the method is manipulative and clandestine. Honesty is the difference here. In the first example we were upfront and clear with our intentions and beliefs.
I wish they picked a better acronym than LLM, it's really awkward to say. Maybe then people wouldn't call everything "A.I.". It's the equivalent of calling everything from a phone to a desktop to a traffic light "a computer"
I feel like it's just part of our instincts as resource hoarders. People will go for the cheapest option because it feels right and safer.
For anything else to happen, we actually have to add some structure or incentives to prioritise things differently; otherwise it's like asking ants to swarm a carrot instead of a sugar cube. The simplest and bluntest example I can think of (in my sleep deprived state) is sin tax. This is where things like sugar and cigarettes are taxed heavily and therefore very expensive, so it directs people to healthier choices. There's probably better options but I don't know much about this area.
I actually didn't have to tweak Linux much at all, it was almost perfect for me from day 1. Stock KDE is exactly how I like it, and it was easy to bump the font size and a few other minor things. But even without those tweaks I didn't find it frustrating in comparison
They use quick oats instead of rolled oats or steel cut oats. Turns into depression paste. Don't do that. Also check to make sure your rolled oats are not "quick rolled oats", because apparently that's a thing
Paracetamol does nothing for me, but I take it when doctors give it to me because it makes them happy. Unlucky biology or something, almost no pain relief ever works for me. Fentanyl was pretty good though when I had surgery
I did some casual triangle tests with friends and family and they all liked the A.I. version of various Bob Ross paintings more. So I'm clearly in the minority here
I only use terminal when I have to. It's just a collection of micro irritations, it's hard to explain. Like scroll wheel doesn't work the way I expect or want. Not even the reversing thing, just the feel of it. I don't like the ultra dpi screen, I actually prefer lower resolution screens. Every keyboard shortcut is weird and multi key when it didn't have to be. I'm not going in and changing hundreds. I don't like the animations, I hate the title bar and options menus, the fonts are difficult for me to read and hard to change (dyslexia). Everything is way too tiny and hard to see, and I never figured out how to zoom in. I hate the way windows work and the bottom bar. I miss the start menu. The file system feels weird and annoying to navigate. The comment further up the chain elaborates on most of the others.
It results in an experience where instead of enjoying tinkering on my computer and just having fun, it feels like fine grit sandpaper that chafes after 20 minutes. Difficult isn't the right word, I can do everything on a Mac that I need to, but it's annoying. I get choleric and my work suffers. I just try to get it over with as quickly as possible. I'm never going to like MacOS, it's not for me and never will be.
Luckily I'm retired now and don't have to suffer MacOS anymore.
I disagree with this, it's overly broadening the definition. If you're upfront and clear with someone, for example saying "your partner is abusive, with these exact examples", that's not manipulation because it's not underhanded or subtle. It's just trying to help. I don't think we have a good word in English for "changing someone's mind or behaviour" in a neutral or positive way. At least I'm not remembering it right now. Maybe persuade?
For it to be manipulation you would have to be sneaky about it. I'm not a manipulative person so it's hard to think of examples but something like, making it seem like their current partner is cheating on them via clever wordplay and deliberate clues left lying around "by accident". Even if the end goal is good, the method is manipulative and clandestine. Honesty is the difference here. In the first example we were upfront and clear with our intentions and beliefs.