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> This is a system for substituting thinking itself with non-thinking

One of my favorite developments on the internet in the past few years is the rise of the “I don’t think/won’t think/didn’t think” brag posts

On its own it would be a funny internet culture phenomenon but paired with the fact that you can’t confidently assume that anybody even wrote what you’re reading it is hilarious



> One of my favorite developments on the internet in the past few years is the rise of the “I don’t think/won’t think/didn’t think” brag posts

Sorry, I can't immediately think of what you're talking about. Could you link to an example so I can get a feel for it?


Every time you have ever seen somebody weigh into an evenly slightly complex topic with a post that starts with “I asked chatgpt and”


That just signals to me to completely ignore the rest of what they wrote.


Thank fuck I'm not the only person who finds this completely unhelpful at best, and outright disrespectful of time at worst.


Oh god, I find it maddening! Got it.




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