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@evan@activitypub.space

I’m really sorry for all this dogpile. You shouldn’t be getting this kind of flack when you took the time to implement ActivityPub

You took the words right out of my mouth. I have no bones about dismissing #MOLE Training as a technology for most purposes; https://disintermedia.net.nz/invasion-of-the-mole-trainers/

I might argue the toss with someone using a Trained MOLE, outside of the narrow range of applications it’s suitable for (eg digging holes in data). In fact, it’s pretty damn likely. But I don’t bully hobby developers for making technical choices I disagree with. Some of the comments I’ve seen directed at Stanton here are worse than the Mastodon HOA. Which is usually at least about some kind of substantive issue with the project (eg not respecting posting scopes when displaying replies), even if the overreaction is nuclear scale.

@rimu@piefed.social @julian@activitypub.space If you really believe you’re talking to a Trained #MOLE, do you expect it to take offence and withdraw its participation if you’re sufficiently mean to it? Why would it do that? If you are talking to a chatbot, you’re just hurling all this toxic negativity into the fediverse for no reason. It’s a special case of flooding the zone with shit.

But take a breath, touch some grass, and consider this; what if you’re wrong? Which is a possibility a rational person must always stay open to. Have you considered how you would feel if somebody judged your AP implementations and your fediverse replies to be the work of a MOLE, and treated you this way? What if this is an unusually prompt and calm person (maybe they meditate regularly or something)? Or they have a disability and they’re using a MOLE to help them reply promptly, but there is a thinking, feeling human being reading these replies. Honestly guys, pull your woolly head in.

Sorry to be so blunt, but I absolutely cannot abide bullying, of any kind, for any reason.

No, I didn’t, but I appreciate you telling me.

I can write on my own and could have struggled to find the words that likely wouldn’t have changed any opinions. I was an early adopter of AI and use it to move fast. Or when dealing with challenging circumstances. However, I do appreciate the feedback and will be more mindful. I could not keep up doing something like this on my own. My main goal is to learn as I’m a product manager by day. I build and ship things for corporate america. I am doing this for myself and trying to find a community of like-minded individuals to collaborate with. I figured I would eventually run into pushback about using but I was prepared. I could not do this if I did not have the experience to allow me to do so.

I admit I’m not an expert coder but I’ve always been interested in programming and have taken several college classes.

So bottom line, I will make mistakes and will own them. I apologize for not understanding the community or upsetting anyone. I’m testing the boundaries of what people can do with AI. It’s going to be used whether we like it or not, and I want to use it responsibly and openly.