People are unable to read high effort long forum posts anymore

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libadwaita ΘΔ (she/they) 27 Sep @ 11:48pm

This isn't just limited to these forums, and hell it applies to social media as a whole. People generating droning AI slop has finally now given excuses for people who don't want to read.

Someone could lay out their position on something thoughtfully, spellcheck it, use good formatting, and someone will call it "ChatGPT generated" because it's over 500 words, 3 paragraphs, uses proper formatting, and doesn't read like it was written by a 12 year old.

Making thoughtful and insightful posts is often no longer useful because it has given people an excuse not to read them, and instead engage with low effort slop.

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Punished Rusty Shackleford 27 Sep @ 11:49pm

tl;dr

salamander 27 Sep @ 11:55pm

this is a genuine issue with current young peoples, aye. my parents were a lot of terrible things, but they worked hard to make sure i enjoyed reading from a young age so i do not really suffer this.

Lime 27 Sep @ 11:56pm

Some things just aren't worth thinking about, so I don't

Comfortable_East 28 Sep @ 12:02am

Depends on the perception of the poster by the reader.
If they like you, they'll read regardless of the size.
If they don't, they'd even skip your one-liners.

Also, engagement doesn't automatically make something more appealing. Remember, flies sit on both a piece of ♥♥♥♥ and a piece of cake. Have your own judgement, and let the flies do it's fly things. 😉

Have a look for yourself at the type of threads that get traction in this very forum. Most of them evoke negative emotions. That's our human nature, for you.

Triple G 28 Sep @ 12:03am

Originally posted by salamander:
this is a genuine issue with current young peoples, aye. my parents were a lot of terrible things, but they worked hard to make sure i enjoyed reading from a young age so i do not really suffer this.

I´m sure this doesn´t only affect young people.

And the alternative is to call it text wall, or glibberish, or word salad, etc...

Also any post is only an offer, one can´t expect that anyone reads it.

Chaosolous 28 Sep @ 12:04am

I'm gonna need you to summarize that.

OoOoOoooOOoOoorgle 28 Sep @ 12:07am

Some things really are too verbose. And actually I think AI is making it more difficult even for good writers to upkeep composition standards.

But make no mistake, some of this shift is laziness...some of it is calculation. It is very advantageous for certain interests.

salamander 28 Sep @ 12:08am

Originally posted by Triple G:
Originally posted by salamander:
this is a genuine issue with current young peoples, aye. my parents were a lot of terrible things, but they worked hard to make sure i enjoyed reading from a young age so i do not really suffer this.
I´m sure this doesn´t only affect young people.

And the alternative is to call it text wall, or glibberish, or word salad, etc...

Also any post is only an offer, one can´t expect that anyone reads it.

definitely not only young folk. it is more i guess that it is DISTURBING to see in young folk, because they will be the leaders, the inventors and thinkers of the next generation. so it is important they enjoy reading, enjoy learning and such.

MinionJoe 28 Sep @ 12:12am

Originally posted by OoOoOoooOOoOoorgle:
Some things really are too verbose.

Especially the posts attempting to justify immoral or antisocial behavior.

AdahnGorion 28 Sep @ 1:40am

I blame that on modern tech and society trends, not so much people.

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【PROFESSOR ONYX】 28 Sep @ 1:42am

Originally posted by Comfortable_East:
Depends on the perception of the poster by the reader.
If they like you, they'll read regardless of the size.
If they don't, they'd even skip your one-liners.

Also, engagement doesn't automatically make something more appealing. Remember, flies sit on both a piece of ♥♥♥♥ and a piece of cake. Have your own judgement, and let the flies do it's fly things. 😉

Have a look for yourself at the type of threads that get traction in this very forum. Most of them evoke negative emotions. That's our human nature, for you.

Pretty much this.

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Netaris 28 Sep @ 1:43am

I have the choice between putting my attention on a conference on particle physics or on another rant thread on OT ... What will I choose to spend time and efforts on ? Hum ... Hard choice isn't it ?

Not really.

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KaveMan 28 Sep @ 1:46am

The problem has be linked to higher illiteracy and lack of comprehension.

They only look at words that they can associate with their limited understanding.

Last edited by KaveMan; 28 Sep @ 1:47am

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