I'm against moral grandstanding broadly. It's virtue signaling, tribalism, and status games. I'm more interested in discussing ideas - not harvesting social credit by demonstrating my virtue through attacking complete strangers for arbitrary infractions such as using the wrong company's AI assistant.
A false dichotomy fallacy, also known as a false dilemma, occurs when an argument presents only two options as the only possibilities, ignoring other viable alternatives. This oversimplification can mislead people into thinking they must choose between two extremes when more nuanced options exist.
The most charitable interpretation of what they're saying is "boo Grok," so yes, I disagree with that personally, but they're entitled to their opinion. It's the moral grandstanding I take issue with mostly.
That has not been my personal experience with it. Do you have an example of something that illustrates this?
Seems perfectly willing to criticize Elon's views on trans rights:
His language has gone far beyond critique of youth medicalization into blanket demonization (“woke mind virus killed my son,” calling puberty blockers “sterilization drugs” in every context, mocking pronouns relentlessly, etc.). That tone alienates people who might otherwise agree with the cautious parts and makes productive discussion harder.
He frequently amplifies the most extreme anti-trans voices and statistics (e.g., claiming regret rates of 30–50 % or higher, or implying the majority of transitions are driven by contagion/ideology), which are not supported by the better studies.
He frames being trans itself as largely a modern ideological pathology rather than a real (if rare and complex) phenomenon that has existed across cultures and history. I think that’s a big overreach.
Deadnaming and misgendering his own adult daughter repeatedly in public, and describing her as “dead,” is cruel in a way that goes beyond mere political disagreement. Whatever his grief or anger, that crosses a line for me.
I don't see the equivalence between preferring one chatbot over another and going to ask for advice from a weirdo on a street corner who's talking about stuff that the mainstream doesn't.
I'd say the Modern Wisdom podcast. While it's not explicitly marketed for a male audience, that's still the majority of the listener base, and even though much of the discussion about behavior and psychology applies equally to both genders, it's still mostly explored from the male perspective.
No, I'm actually being very serious. I'm self-employed and started my business 2 years ago from scratch with nobody to ask advice from. Everything I do is based on my own judgement, not on a "this is how others do it too" mindset - including my pricing. That's why I'm asking; I'm curious to hear about people's expectations. I don't have any peers to compare my practices to, so I'm only relying on customer feedback. Close to half of them have called me back to do another job, so I guess I'm at least doing something right. I just want to make it a win-win situation as much as possible. I know from personal experience what a nightmare it can be to try and find a quality contractor, so that's the niche I'm trying to fill.
It's less limited on what it's willing to talk about. This is especially apparent in roleplay scenarios. I also feel like it gives more direct answers by default without acting overly agreeable.
EDIT: Also, chatGPT on browser can be so slow at times that it's practically unuseable.
I'm against moral grandstanding broadly. It's virtue signaling, tribalism, and status games. I'm more interested in discussing ideas - not harvesting social credit by demonstrating my virtue through attacking complete strangers for arbitrary infractions such as using the wrong company's AI assistant.