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NitpickLawyer | 3 days ago

> I think the premise of this tool is flawed. Bad faith actors are not people who...

I think there's something here. The tool is not intended to stop bad faith actors. You can't stop those. But you can nudge people into "being better" with a simple prompt. I can't recall the exact blog/paper now, but I remember reading that someone did this test (google perhaps?) and saw that with a simple prompt "hey this message is high on anger, did you mean to write it like this?" before submitting lead to ~30-50% to change their message and tone it down. It might help in that regard.

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casey2|3 days ago

Nudging people to be better might make each individual better but site experience isn't made by an individual. It's just reinventing religion

ranger_danger|3 days ago

Case in point IMO, this very comment embodies the common trap that even "smart" people fall into... black-and-white thinking that is often wrong and just makes you look less intelligent.

"As a rule, strong opinions about issues do not emerge from deep understanding."