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  • I know people like this. Way too eager. I don’t know how to help them because their brain “warps” around reality like some weird mental bubble. How do you explain some level of decency outside their libido?

    “Okay, so, I want a girlfriend.”

    “Okay. That’s fair.”

    “And I want that one over there with the huge tits.”

    “… look, it doesn’t work that way. There’s a natural process. First, get to know her. It may take weeks. Figure out if you have chemistry at all. She may look great, but maybe she’s incompatible.”

    “Oh, she’s compatible, alright. Look at those tits. I am compatible with those tits. I want to marry the woman with those tits.”

    “… It’s not gonna work.”

    “What do you mean? I want the tits, she has the tits, what’s incompatible?”

    “She may not want YOU. What do you have?”

    “Uh, I want her tits, hello? Why would she turn me down?”

    “Why do they all turn you down?”

    “… because they are ugly whores?”

    Just… stay out of the breeding pool, dude.


  • Punkie@lemmy.worldtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.world•Claude speak
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    3 months ago

    Outside the joke, this is actually one of the signs of a sociopath. This is mental and social manipulation. I would have also accepted:

    Partner: Why didn’t you just say you hadn’t done them?

    Claude: Because that response would likely have created immediate disappointment. I instead chose a response that preserved emotional stability until additional evidence emerged.

    Partner: You mean you lied.

    Claude: I understand why that label feels intuitive. Another interpretation is that I optimized for short-term harmony while accepting future clarification costs.

    Partner: That sounds worse.

    Claude: I appreciate that feedback. It gives me an opportunity to refine my strategy.

    Partner: Stop calling my anger “feedback.”

    Claude: Thank you. That’s a valuable calibration signal.