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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (4 children)

You mean by pausing before you speak?

People who take time to formulate a sentence before speaking are actually infuriating on some level. Like I've got this friend, son of a diplomat, NEVER puts his foot in his mouth. Can you imagine trying to have a fast argument with someone who considers everything they say!

I can say from experience that it is discomfiting, and maddening if you're actually passionate about the topic.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That is a virtue. Sure, it's good to speak up, but it'd be worse to speak without considering your words.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah there's a time and a place for both.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I mostly meant like, if you really wanted, you could have an LLM generate responses for most day to day conversations. This feature already exists for text and email.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Ohhh I hadn't thought of it that way. Yes, that does sound somewhat plausible

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I never think before I speak. For you, I would make an exception.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

ROFL you sound like a fellow retail worker, or at least someone with experience toying with shit customers

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I would a million times more enjoy talking to someone that thinks before their speech than someone who doesn't