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Stop guys, stop. Be young in your mind. Be young. How are young people interpreting this? "Oh wow, I can get it to write or help edit essays" "I can use it

Stop guys, stop. Be young in your mind. Be young. How are young people interpreting this? "Oh wow, I can get it to write or help edit essays" "I can use it as something to bounce ideas off of" "I can use it to take ideas from my head into the digital realm." Stop being old people.

altdataseller 4y ago
Or just not play the game. If it's already this popular/hyped, it means it's too late to create a product and profit from it. Find the next big thing before it's overhyped
- isthisthingon99 4y ago
  If you did not buy Tesla at the absolute bottom in 2000-whatever, could you still have been a multi-millionaire? So why do you need to "be first"?
  - altdataseller 4y ago
    You are comparing 2 different things. Buying a stock is instant. Starting a startup takes years and incumbents already have the same advantage as you. Also, you can sell a stock whenever - liquidity is easy. You can't just throw your hands up and give up a startup that easily, especially if you take funding.
    - isthisthingon99 4y ago
      Do you really go through life thinking of reasons why you shouldn't do a thing? How about "if X did it, I can too." Which way would you prefer to live?
      - altdataseller 4y ago
        Neither? You think of the pros and cons and take it from there.
        isthisthingon99 4y ago
        I guess given that you don't want to play the game, I should have known.
JohnFen 4y ago
You mean stop enjoying the benefits of experience and wisdom?
- isthisthingon99 4y ago
  No, stop being old. Age is no indication of wisdom.
  - JohnFen 4y ago
    Age is no guarantee of wisdom, but it certainly is an indicator. In any case, I'm quite sure that I don't understand the point you're making here. You just listed a bunch of things that some people (both young and old) think and say about this tech. What do you mean by "being old" here? What is it, concretely, that you want people to stop doing?
    - isthisthingon99 4y ago
      You are right, I am equating age with being inflexible and as an old man myself, I have to fight to retain my flexibility in all respects. So, replace "old" with "inflexible" and you get the gist. In general, "old" people are inflexible, but we professionals are lucky that we don't have to be in a field that is always expanding.
penjelly 4y ago
Myopic view, "older" folks are also excited they can leverage this new tool, you can be excited for a thing while also being apprehensive about some of its uses. i love how you point out "write or help edit essays" and cant see how that could have potentially negative effects on society. If someone can generate an essay for class in 2 minutes that's better than their writing produced in hours, why would they ever bother to improve their writing?

altdataseller 4y ago

Or just not play the game. If it's already this popular/hyped, it means it's too late to create a product and profit from it. Find the next big thing before it's overhyped

isthisthingon99 4y ago
If you did not buy Tesla at the absolute bottom in 2000-whatever, could you still have been a multi-millionaire? So why do you need to "be first"?
- altdataseller 4y ago
  You are comparing 2 different things. Buying a stock is instant. Starting a startup takes years and incumbents already have the same advantage as you. Also, you can sell a stock whenever - liquidity is easy. You can't just throw your hands up and give up a startup that easily, especially if you take funding.
  - isthisthingon99 4y ago
    Do you really go through life thinking of reasons why you shouldn't do a thing? How about "if X did it, I can too." Which way would you prefer to live?
    - altdataseller 4y ago
      Neither? You think of the pros and cons and take it from there.
      - isthisthingon99 4y ago
        I guess given that you don't want to play the game, I should have known.

JohnFen 4y ago

You mean stop enjoying the benefits of experience and wisdom?

isthisthingon99 4y ago
No, stop being old. Age is no indication of wisdom.
- JohnFen 4y ago
  Age is no guarantee of wisdom, but it certainly is an indicator. In any case, I'm quite sure that I don't understand the point you're making here. You just listed a bunch of things that some people (both young and old) think and say about this tech. What do you mean by "being old" here? What is it, concretely, that you want people to stop doing?
  - isthisthingon99 4y ago
    You are right, I am equating age with being inflexible and as an old man myself, I have to fight to retain my flexibility in all respects. So, replace "old" with "inflexible" and you get the gist. In general, "old" people are inflexible, but we professionals are lucky that we don't have to be in a field that is always expanding.

penjelly 4y ago

Myopic view, "older" folks are also excited they can leverage this new tool, you can be excited for a thing while also being apprehensive about some of its uses. i love how you point out "write or help edit essays" and cant see how that could have potentially negative effects on society. If someone can generate an essay for class in 2 minutes that's better than their writing produced in hours, why would they ever bother to improve their writing?