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xkcd #3126: Disclaimer

Title text:

You say no human would reply to a forum thread about Tom Bombadil by writing and editing hundreds of words of text, complete with formatting, fancy punctuation, and two separate uses of the word 'delve'. Unfortunately for both of us, you are wrong.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3126/

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[–] zzffyfajzkzhnsweqm@sh.itjust.works 38 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Yep ChatGPT must have learned from people like me, because:

  • I write long texts
  • I over explain stuff to people who did not ask for explanation
  • I use bullet points in every post
[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 27 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Claim:

  • I use bullet points in every post

Fact Check:

Out of your 36 comments, this is the only one with bullet points. That's only 2.7% of your comments. One other has an enumeration, but an enumeration is not bullet points.

Additionally, you have one post, but that also doesn't use bullet points. 0% of your actual posts use bullet points.

Conclusion: Claim is FALSE. Ziffy-fa-Jazz-KZone-Sweek'em does not use bullet points in every post.

Nice :) I like that you did that! But to clarify some things:

  • I use them mostly in emails where there is actual content to write
  • I rearly post online
  • I was exadurating
  • I use new account every few months.
[–] Damage@feddit.it 5 points 6 days ago
[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)
  • they might have another account
  • or talk about their presence outside of Lemmy

Fact: we don't know and can't come to a definite conclusion

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

In a literal sense, you only need one exception to disprove an "every" claim.

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 days ago

In a figurative sense, you literally can't

[–] Elgenzay@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago

Emoji, title, bullet points, repeat

Hey, that's a really well-formatted commemt! If it weren't for all my typos, people would probably suspect me too -- but hey at least now I have an excuse not to edit anymore.
(Edited: 2 minutes ago)

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Can you elaborate on the second point?

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Well now they literally cannot, since you asked!

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 days ago

They can but it wouldn't prove or disprove anything eitherway