[mmooss]

Don't say 'you'?

One solution is to use commands (imperatives), as you've always done with computers. For example, instead of 'you are an expert in Lisp', say 'function as an expert in Lisp.'

Are there use cases where that isn't applicable.

[ericol]

I don't think that works at all times; actually I think it only works when starting a conversation. In the middle, "Why ~did you~ while action as an export in Lisp <this happened>?" needs a certain level of mind gynmastics that is not worth it. I'd rather curse at it.

[mmooss]

I do wonder if there are circumstances where it doesn't work. But it's hard to believe I'm addressing basic syntax for computer commands on HN:

'Display the cause of the <this prior output>'.

> needs a certain level of mind gynmastics that is not worth it. I'd rather curse at it.

I guess I knew an LLM's natural language interface made it easier to use for non-technical users. But wow, it's been normalized so quickly. Now the universal old way, needed for every line of code and command line and more, is "mind gynmastics"?

Inputting curses seems just odd to me, beyond the initial novelty. It's a distraction, completely unproductive, and sending emotion into a void.

Anthropomorphisizing it seems dangerous personally and society-wide.