Post #3394698

2026-06-23 19:41 UTC

2- Righteousness. People do have legitimate needs, often unmet needs, and the synthetic text extruding machines can *look like* a solution. But just because the problems are real doesn't mean the solution is beneficial, effective, or worth (not always externalized) costs. Unfortunately, pointing out any of this is taken as the same as saying you don't care about the legitimate needs. >>

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@emilymbender@dair-community.social 2026-06-23 19:41

3- Whataboutism. This is used to brush off concerns about the externtalities of these systems. You eat meat, you fly on airplanes, etc, etc, how dare you talk about the impacts of data centers? >>

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@kzodasnowman@spore.social 2026-06-24 00:57

@emilymbender@dair-community.social this was key in helping talk to a friend about their LLM use. Acknowledging the need and lack of social support and offering real human connection and aid instead helps them feel emotionally safe and heard. Then they're open to listening to the moral theme, because their needs have been acknowledged or met.

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@ZDL@mstdn.social 2026-06-24 03:05

@emilymbender@dair-community.social This is actually the strongest one. An ESL job seeker in America is going to absolutely get creamed in the market, especially right now, when their imperfect English marks them as a no-hire. It's perfectly reasonable from their perspective to run their C.V. and cover letters through an LLMbecile to paper over the spelling, grammar, and improper idiom use cases. Of course the real solution is for hiring managers not to be judgmental pricks, but that doesn't help the immediate need.

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