My friend sent me the craziest text the other day about how he solved all the problems of the world, mathematically and ChatGPT assured him he was correct. And then he sent me pages and pages of insanity, which I promise I did not read.
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Ok that's wild. Chatgpt is just..computer.
apr 15, 2025, 9:07 pm • 4 0 • view
yep. claimed he "solved the Celestine prophecy."
apr 16, 2025, 12:01 am • 0 0 • view
It's just an automated cult at this point. Every reason people end up falling into cults and feeling like they're benefiting while it destroys their life are things this software are advertising as features. It's so creepy.
apr 15, 2025, 8:11 pm • 25 0 • view
Um, this sounds like the time the Lyndon LaRouche fash cult people were at my college 20 years ago and I decided to fuck with them so I agreed to make up my own math (but secretly used real math) and then when they figured it out they screamed at me for believing in Newtonian forms…scary stuff.
apr 17, 2025, 5:51 pm • 2 0 • view
Is your friend all right? Asking out of serious concern—I used to date someone who struggled with delusions and periods of psychosis. This could be your friend’s first severe episode of mania, or symptoms of another disorder asserting itself. He might need support.
apr 15, 2025, 11:40 pm • 6 0 • view
thank you
apr 16, 2025, 12:01 am • 2 0 • view
oh he's definitely on meds and under supervision. he has support, not first episode.
apr 16, 2025, 12:01 am • 2 0 • view
That’s good to know. I worry about the effect ChatGPT has on people who are going through a rough patch with their mental or emotional health—I’m sorry it’s contributed to your friend’s recent episode.
apr 16, 2025, 1:16 am • 1 0 • view