alt Hacker NewsBut "Go away I'm a curmudgeon" is an honest signal. Honest signals are required for a trust-based workplace. Whether you want a person to be a curmudgeon at work aside, knowing what they really are like and what they will do when you need something is foundational for trust.
AI washes that away. Everyone replies with AI voice, so nobody replies with honest signals, not the good / helpful folks or the curmudgeon unhelpful ones.
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MichaelZuo • today at 1:16 PM
Well you should probably find a workplace that doesnt punish the “curmudgeons” for directly saying that.
I doubt that will become a widespread norm within this century at least.
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mtrifonov • today at 6:32 PM
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I don't know much about curmudgeons, but perhaps there might be a group on HN who downvote just to perform their curmudgeon act. They exploit HN's rules to stay invisible and undetected.