Usually no but that doesn’t have much to do with AI
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No. But sometimes yes.
No, not really.
Especially by myself.
What makes you feel valued?
...and is that something that can be delivered remotely, through a screen?
I ask this not because I necessarily want or expect a specific answer, but because everyone who reads my comment should stop and spend a few minutes considering what the answer is for them personally.
And then think about what you think the answer might be for other people in your life, and what makes them feel valued.
What can you do, to make that happen more often for yourself, and for others? Personally, I think nothing is quite as rewarding as making someone else feel valued.
Talk to your family. Talk to your friends. They want to hear from you, even if they're busy.
I must say. Thank you for your reasoned and reasonable response.
I love you for who you are internet stranger. You made my day a little brighter. And I will pass it on. I am in far too frequent contact with all those I love and hold dear. I'll take your implicit consent and spread the love to them too.
Yes, I feel valued. These are hard times, I’m worried for me, my family - due to climate collapse, war, the breakdown of democracy. Yet, I have decided to help people in developing countries and locally as a pro-bono coach, and I’ve become politically active. The response shows that people value me; my opinions amd my support.
Thank you for what you are doing. I also contribute in my own way that I'm not going to describe in detail.
Giving is better than getting, I guess :-)
My answer has nothing to do with ai, but.. no.
And that's okay.
There are things worse than being invisible. Like being stuck with a bunch of crackheads, for example.
I value you, even when no one else does. I know that doesn't mean much from an internet stranger. Nevertheless I am putting in the effort to tell you that I value you.
Thanks.
Another way to frame "do you feel valued" is "do others find you useful?" I can report with confidence that no landlord or capitalist finds me useful and I take pride in that.
Huh. I never thought about the other way to interpret that simple question.
Thank you for turning that around. I feel the value of you being smart enough to think of that.
Yea, all around.
Though I don't know if it will last, but I hope it does. I'm a bit fortunate and priviledged tbh...
if "feeling valued" is a human emotion, it's not one I'm familiar with
By myself, yes.
Yes
I like a 3 character response. But I want more. Why do you like yourself?
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Sure. AI hasn't really encroached on anything that makes me feel valued.
Elaborate
Some days more than others, but generally, not really.
Depends on the human.
Work? No
Wife? Yes
Baby? Who knows what goes on in those things.
Rest of the family? Quite likely.
Generally, yes. I spent years of quite a bit of effort to only surround myself with people who treat me as an equal & share my general values. I have to turn my brain off during serving-the-capitalists hours though.
I hope that you don't have to serve the capitalists as long as you think you need to.
I know it's rather gauche to reply to yourself but also I don't give a shit.
The government knows when you masturbate.
Not at work, at home yes.
For some reason they keep paying me. S'pose I better keep turning up.
Yes, and for some reason I still have trouble believing it.
My wife and I were talking about this earlier. It is the entire reason I asked this question in the first place.
Both of us have trouble believing in the value of each other. Despite having committed to our lifetimes together. Commiserating personally and intimately, it was eye opening.
Knowing that someone as self -assured as I am still have doubts about myself, I hope you can feel that I understand and I would like to extend my love to you. Even though I don't know you.
Interesting thought. Do you think that you can be boiled down to a simple number?
I do and It's already happening. I don't like it, though.
Understood and underrated. As you are. I won't assign you a number other than over 9000. vegeta