Bleh

seeing you draw for your ttrpg party, so i ask. do you ever struggle with the feeling, perceived or otherwise, of being more invested in a relationship dynamic than the others? been at it for a year and didn't realize it would take a toll on me as a player. sorry if that's a weird or impolite question

"Slavery was so long ago. Get over it."

guys,

Say you break your ankle. You could know everything there is to know intellectually about the injury. Even with this vast knowledge, you will still experience physical pain.

From the media that brought you "Millennials are killing [insert industry here]" articles for years and years and years, now we have....

genuinely this reminds me of that one tumblr post about that cult indoctrination technique where they make unreasonable requests of you, and when you refuse, suddenly it’s YOUR fault for having a sense of self-care. it’s YOUR lack of commitment, YOUR lack of dedication — not the insane request of a company that does not actually care about you.

tragodia, miss christine, mantra: have weird psychic powers that would reasonably be able to seriously damage your nervous system. it makes sense.

For anyone wondering, the PhD student's name is Myra Cheng.

Across three preregistered studies, participants interacting with sycophantic AI became more convinced of their own rightness and less willing to repair relationships. Yet at the same time, participants rated sycophantic AI models as higher quality, more trustworthy, and more desirable for future use, which may explain why this behavior has persisted despite its harmful impacts.