How to talk to anyone and why you should(theguardian.com)

448 points by Looky1173 8 months ago | 229 comments

A Guardian lifestyle article on why many people avoid speaking to strangers in public and how learning to do so benefits individuals and society.

I refuse to date someone who uses ChatGPT(theguardian.com)

11 points by jethronethro 11 months ago | 7 comments

Several people fired after clampdown on speech over Charlie Kirk shooting(theguardian.com)

36 points by Geekette 1 year ago | 36 comments

Secret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed(theguardian.com)

13 points by Betelbuddy 1 month ago | 0 comments

ChatGPT may be polite, but it's not cooperating with you(theguardian.com)

7 points by nickcotter 1 year ago | 1 comments

Explosions linked to walkie-talkies kill at least nine in fresh Lebanon attack(theguardian.com)

16 points by pain_perdu 2 years ago | 6 comments

How to talk to anyone and why you should(theguardian.com)

448 points by Looky1173 8 months ago | 229 comments

A Guardian lifestyle article on why many people avoid speaking to strangers in public and how learning to do so benefits individuals and society.

Artificial intelligence is losing hype(economist.com)

453 points by bx376 2 years ago | 663 comments

An Economist Free exchange column arguing that artificial intelligence is losing hype and asking whether that signals the technology will eventually succeed.

Talking to strangers at the gym(thienantran.com)

1429 points by thitran 5 months ago | 696 comments

A personal blog post by Thienan Tran describing an experiment of talking to 35 strangers at the gym to make friends after college.

I'm Tired of Talking to AI(orchidfiles.com)

1753 points by theorchid 5 months ago | 850 comments

A personal essay recounting frustration with people replying using copy-pasted AI answers, including on GitHub discussions and from an employer sharing ChatGPT screenshots.

How we lost communication to entertainment(ploum.net)

651 points by 8organicbits 10 months ago | 365 comments

Blog post by Ploum arguing that online communication tools have been turned into entertainment platforms, eroding genuine communication.

How to ask for help from people who don't know you(pradyuprasad.com)

461 points by FigurativeVoid 3 months ago | 68 comments

A personal blog essay offering heuristics for asking strangers for help, centered on putting yourself in the other person's mind and showing proof of work.