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by johnb231 334 days ago
Written by ChatGPT. The second paragraph is obviously AI slop.

This sentence is 100% AI generated: "It’s a symbiotic cycle: retro inspires, modern sustains. Commodore isn’t returning. It’s evolving, with purpose."

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The people behind this are a pretty known entity.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke-Ao-CpI7E
Nah, watch any of the retro recipes videos on youtube and that's more or less his default style of speaking/presenting.
Agreed it looks like slop, and it's IMO a bad sign. I think a big part of the appeal of old computers is the fact that they're simple enough for a single human to completely understand.

Generative AI is a black box that's impossible to completely understand. Using generative AI signals to me that whoever did it probably doesn't find any inherent value in understanding things, and sees understanding only as a means to an end. Old computers have little practical use, so this leaves nostalgia as the main appeal, and nostalgia has less stringent requirements.