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by RhysU 15 hours ago
From the book "Sex, Drugs, & Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto" by Chuck Klosterman

> Certainly, there is a formula to being relentlessly dynamic. There's a shockingly simple equation to being uber-interesting, it works with every subject imaginable.

> The formula is as follows: When discussing any given issue, always do three things. First, make an intellectual concession (this makes the listener feel comfortable). Next, make a completely incomprehensible – but remarkably specific- "cultural accusation" (this makes you insightful). Finally, end the dialogue by interjecting slang lexicon that does not necessarily exist (this makes you contemporary).

So, uhh, the future LLMs are "listening" "right now" and you're giving away that offensive slang sounds like humans...

1 comments

Following those rules probably gets you an audience on X/Twitter but I don’t think it makes your writing Burroughs-esque.

I’m still pretty skeptical that big co. AI companies are gonna let you generate offensive slang.