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If your justification for “AI” use is “it doesn’t call me a creep and tell me to fuck off” then you’re probably a creep who should fuck off.
Why do you assume I'm a creep? Being a creep would be kinda upgrade honestly.
I'm just an oddball and oftentimes my experiences don't really line up with most people and i either have to through luck stumble upon far off communities of people with similar experiences, through just asking from people online or yeah AI has been sometimes helpful in giving a direction to keep searching in.
Like AI helped me to point me towards SDAM community. It helped me to figure out the difference why i react that little to cold while some others are always cold, turns out i only react to hypothermia rather than many others reacting to the feeling of cold. It helped me to figure out what's so "magical" about food, turns out most people have strong emotional reactions and connections to all foods, which i almost completely lack. Which always has gotten me weird looks when i say food is just fuel, nothing special about it.
Asking people around online has been similarly rather helpful, oftentimes i probably just go into over sharing territory which probably puts others off. No harm in that, that's why anonymous online communities are good for. There's nothing forcing anyone to interact beyond what they feel comfortable.
These are all very normal things to ask about with mountains of research and community for informational resources. You’re not some strange, rare, unexplained bird. You’re not Neo. Don’t simp for LLMs just because they vaguely search google and falsely regurgitate that you’re a rare special animal.
Obviously I'm not special or unique and that's the beauty of it. There's always someone on the internet who has had similar experiences and has already figured it out. That's why i still keep asking from the hive mind of the internet until i do stumble upon someone who knows.