Rant
By SwiftEcho377 · ISSUE · About ChatGPT
I just need to rant a little because honestly I’m feeling annoyed and kind of invalidated.
I’ve been on Reddit for years, and for a long time I’ve wanted to participate more, especially giving advice. The thing is, I’m not always the best at being concise or organizing my thoughts clearly. It’s not a huge issue, but it’s there. On top of that, my first language is Spanish. My English is good (I’d say around C1), but slang and tone can still be tricky sometimes.
So yeah, I use ChatGPT as a tool. Mostly to organize my ideas, sometimes to translate, sometimes to make sure what I’m saying actually makes sense. But something that’s really important to me is keeping my voice. Like, I don’t just copy-paste whatever it gives me. I read everything, I adjust it, and if something feels like it’s changing my essence, I take it back. I actually prefer keeping my Mexican expressions even if they’re not “perfect” English.
And that’s where the frustration comes in.
I’ve noticed that when I write longer comments (which I do because I actually care and want to explain things well), people start calling it AI or just dismiss what I’m saying because it “sounds like ChatGPT.” And it’s like… okay? Even if I used it, why does that automatically make what I’m saying less valid?
What bothers me is that people seem to focus more on the fact that it might have some AI help, instead of whether the advice is actually thoughtful or real. Like, having structure or good grammar suddenly makes your opinion less human?
Also, it doesn’t even make sense to me. If I just wanted generic AI answers, I could just tell people to go ask ChatGPT themselves. The whole point of me being here is to actually interact, to share my perspective, to connect.
I don’t know. It just feels a bit unfair that using a tool to communicate better somehow cancels out the intention behind what I’m saying.
Anyway, that’s it. Just needed to get it out.
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Comments (5)
ThunderGamer219: >why does that automatically make what I’m saying less valid?
Mostly because chatgpt will filter out the raw part of your advice and....make it sound like chatgpt.
Unfortunately, it's the raw part that helps people, not the safe, generic, placid part. So basically, you take out the useful part
StormSurfer638: I'm sorry this has been your experience. Yep, many people don't like AI generated responses. But the way you just explained it is great. Maybe a one sentence explanation prefacing your response would help. Saying something like English is not my first language, these are my real thoughts, AI helped
BoldVibe231: it's just the way it is written is very AI speak and hm... well... the fact it is so easily recognizable means it mostly comes across as generic AI response you understand? so... I know you think it's your thoughts and maybe it is, bu the voice people read it in is AI speak.
And people don't want
BoldCoder636: There are people that spend there time looking for AI to call people out on. If the tool is doing what you need it to do, then don't worry about it. I don't recognize when a post has been written or filtered by AI because I'm not looking for it, and frankly, don't care.
If it helps you use it.
SolarSurfer919: You can’t please everyone. Ignore the haters. Carry on.
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