"It is no secret. All power is one in source and end, I think. Years and distances, stars and candles, water and wind and wizardry, the craft in a man's hand and the wisdom in a tree's root: they all arise together. My name, and yours, and the true name of the sun, or a spring of water, or an unborn child, all are syllables of the great word that is very slowly spoken by the shining of the stars. There is no other power. No other name."
Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wizard of Earthsea
Naming (down definition[1]): The process by which a concept, often a complex or sophisticated concept, is mapped onto... (read 1001 more words →)
you're correct; this was a reflection of my own expectations about kindness more than any exceptional qualities of these chatbots. i reread my submission here somewhat recently and thought "oh god, this does not contain the insight i thought it did".
yin & yang lmaooooo
it's evvvrrrywheeeerrrre~~~~~~~
Since reading this I've noticed a connection between overactive pruning and depression-y feelings in my own life. When I feel "depressed" (used in the non-clinical sense) and really pay attention, I notice that I still have many fleeting impulses but that some part of my mind is smothering them almost below the level of conscious awareness. Just noticing this seems to help let those impulses flow to action, which in turn seems to counter the higher-level feeling of depression. In particular, letting these impulses manifest in physical babble--doing silly things with my body, like falling over or dancing--substantially improves my mood. I wonder what this mechanism is.