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@MariaRomanov Finally Excel becomes useful.

@Stillhart Clickbait works, sadly. So they won't listen to you.

@MagicShel If everyone says Twitter, then it is less confusing then if some talk about X.

@TwilightVulpine Some games offer time limited events. Maybe you could argue with that?^^

@dom Yes, but that is specific "real" problems you actually experience, which have direct impact. But in the case of the Starfield screen, it's just a screen, that's it. People talk how good or bad the game might be, as the screen is indicative of the game quality. This is ridiculous! It's just a fucking screen and nothing else.

As said, if there was a lot of garbage, then you could criticize the garbage and extra advertisement and such. These are concrete problems, not imaginations what the game quality might be. That is different from the case you talk.

@readbeanicecream

I get where you're coming from, but I don't think that you're quite understanding the role of school? In school they teach you one programming language so you can learn many.

I understand the role and that is exactly what I said. You are not personally invested into the eco system, just because you got teached the fundamentals how it works. Let me make another example. If you buy a lot of Playstation games on the Playstation store, then you are invested into this system. This is not just teaching how gaming and consoles work, but you have a lot of personal valuable money spent into the eco system. Then you are less likely to switch to Xbox.

It's just an example. When you learn a programming language in school, you learn how programming in general works and can learn the language you want to. However if you are invested into one, say Python, have lot of personal programs written, libraries, meet friends and communities in the eco system and probably use lot of tooling depending on it. Then you don't just flip the switch and forget all about. That is what I'm talking about the personal investment.

But you know, we loose track of the original question. Because this is not about just learning to use an AI tool. That is why the discussion about the school does not work as an example. In example big websites, like StackOverflow and many other integrate ChatGPT into their eco system. My point is not that its not impossible to switch to a different system, the point is if the world becomes controlled with it and the standard, then most likely it won't be just replaced by everyone. Even code generation with ChatGPT is integrated into programmers IDEs.

And then ChatGPT developers have a lot of influence across a lot of high profile applications and many many smaller ones. Even if they could change, does not mean it will happen in the mass. Look Windows <-> Linux in example. Just because most people could, won't just do it. Same for developers. Most people don't care and just use what's popular.

@RheingoldRiver Warning, a little bit longer reply.

It's not about the skills and if you like a system or not. It's being invested into an eco system. You only used it in the classroom to learn about basic computing. But if you have multiple Apple systems like phones and Macs which operate together and not that well with other systems, have lot of personal files and configuration that are tied to specific programs on your personal home system. Then you are less likely to switch. Windows. Lot of documents and photos or other files, and programs are often tied to programs available only on Windows or best used with. You might only know Windows programs and many people (after years of personal files and experience) are often not willing to learn new concepts and restart their organization.

But that's just an example. The actual thing I am talking is about ChatGPT and it's API. Many cool programs and websites are build to operate on ChatGPT and what it offers, through the programming interface it has. Developers get invested into this eco system and the users therefore too. It's not a simple replace an URL, they have to "reprogram" the backend to use an alternative system and it might even not offer all features of ChatGPT (through the API). Yes, a few people can switch easily, for simple programs. But most would hesitate unless it is horrendously broken.

Look how people don't even change from Chrome to any other browser, even if Google is clearly collecting data and wants to block specific plugins. Most don't care. And if it's too late, then it is too late just to change everyone. I don't want paint the end of the world, no, because I do not rely on it. I just try to explain my concerns.

@readbeanicecream Don't forget, ChatGPT is not Open Source. My biggest fear is how the developers and owners of proprietary AI ChatGPT (and all tools using it's API) will control the "market".

@geosoco Make good game, don't do shitty monetization and deliver a "normal bug free" game, equals to success.