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Tade0 • today at 1:07 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

It's particularly load-bearing to a non-native English speaker such as me.

It looks a lot like English, but it doesn't have the same rhythm human English has. It's as if a human tried and failed to be concise.


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BobbyTables2 • today at 1:37 PM

As a native English speaker, I get the same feeling whenever I read press releases and other announcements from executives.

idiotsecant • today at 1:19 PM

It's vague puffery that implies depth without nessesarily achieving it. It's a very effective bullshitting technique with most people, which is why we collectively were so impressed with it we sculpted a robot that does it.