Ten Thousand WorldsMay 18
J. Martin

“I use ChatGPT for ideas and inspiration” is the new “I read the Playboy for the articles.”

#LLM #AI

May 17 at 6:49pmWeb
Show threadPatrickMay 17
@gyokusai or Bild because of its Sports section.
Show threadJ. MartinMay 18
@lordkhan Yes, now I remember, I actually heard that one once 😆
Show threadner3yMay 17
@gyokusai I see it very differently. Unfortunately, the results can rarely or almost never be used 1:1. Rather, I found the right way to my destination much more quickly. So the statement is basically true.
Show threadMemphisDaPlaya 🎲🎲May 17

@gyokusai

I read Hustler for the political commentary from Larry Flint, the American champion 🏆 of free speech rights.

Show threadMoeveninselMay 17
@gyokusai
BILD nur ob des Sportteils ....
Show threadMartinMay 17
@gyokusai Playboy actually had interesting articles though!
Show threadJ. MartinMay 18
@martin Yes, they did!
Show threadFrank BennettMay 17
@gyokusai "My foreign policy views are inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe."
Show threadJ. MartinMay 18
@fgbjr lately one could even wish this were true ;)
Show threadRachel RawlingsMay 17
@gyokusai The articles were actually written by good authors.
Show threadJ. MartinMay 18
@LinuxAndYarn No doubt.
Show threadC-richMay 17
@gyokusai
I do use it for ideas and inspiration...Nice one though 🤣
Show threadPistolenkindMay 17

@gyokusai Playboy actually had some damn good articles!

Authors like Hunter S. Thompson, Kurt Vonnegut, Margaret Atwood, Nabokov, Norman Mailer, and even Haruki Murakami wrote for Playboy.

Show threadJ. MartinMay 18
@Pistolenkind I know, that’s true, and they had terrific interviews at times.
Show threadJeffandthekidMay 18
@gyokusai DAT TRU
Show threadHipster CapybaraMay 18
@gyokusai Miss Playboy's article's tbh
Show threadAcin ☆May 18
@gyokusai I have far more respect for the Playboy readers than for the ChatGPT users.
Show threadJ. MartinMay 18
@shadowfals Taking into account that the Playboy actually paid their contributors, and that Playboy readers not normally plagiarized their work, that’s a reasonable attitude 🙂
Show threadZeugsMay 18
@gyokusai The kind of people you know what ideas they bring to the brainstorming session, literally.
Show threadJ. MartinMay 18
@Zeugs oh yeah
Show threadenoch_exe_incMay 18
@gyokusai Maybe it is for some people, but not for me.
Show threadlibramoonMay 18

@gyokusai

I scan social media for ideas and inspiration
and when I was a teen in the 60s, I really did read Playboy for the articles, and learned quite a lot

Show threadJ. MartinMay 18
@libramoon legit! 🙂
Show threadVictor NavaMay 18
@gyokusai @nixCraft I have a very good friend that did read Maxim for the articles 🤣 I was always astonished on the depth of his knowledge given I was in a high class college while he didn’t even went to college…. Then I found his secret 🤣 (which was not so secret, he did mentioned later most of our conversations were about Maxim articles)
Show threadJ. MartinMay 18
@vikonava @nixCraft Had to look up “Maxim” first, which I totally forgot existed. (But I remember it know.) Funny story!
Show threadTimothy R. ButlerMay 18
@gyokusai @nixCraft So much better to use it for editing than ideas. Having a merciless computer dash one's ideas to bits is a great place for creativity.
Show threadLudwig VielfrassMay 18
@gyokusai Yeah, I don't get that. Lack of ideas are NOT my problem. Determining which are good and bad, and developing them are what makes it hard.
Show threadJ. MartinMay 18

@lerxst ’zactly!

In two related posts, I elaborated on this crucial aspect:

https://betweendrafts.com/justdrafts/2025/05/18/i-use-chatgpt-for-ideas-and-inspiration-is-the-new-i-read-the-playboy-for-the-articles/

https://betweendrafts.com/2025/05/18/ideas-and-inspiration-in-the-age-of-llms/

“I Use ChatGPT for Ideas and Inspiration” Is the New “I Read the Playboy for the Articles”

Banking on garbage and stolen goods, what could go wrong?

just drafts
Show threadsveniMay 18
@gyokusai inl use chatgpt to ask me questions, so i can think myself. And it works.
Show threadJ. MartinMay 18
@sveni that’s an interesting approach I haven’t thought of yet!
Show threadsveniMay 18
@gyokusai i really Like It for Board Game developement. Cause i have Something in mind and need to explain it to chatgpt, more Like It IS to explain my ideas to another Person. Same for Depression Treatment.
Show threadJ. MartinMay 18

@sveni I’d be wary about the depression treatment angle (I had a lengthy spell of clinical depression myself in my 30s), but I find, as I said, this approach interesting. It’s perhaps related in spirit to how I use LLMs for editing, where I—roughly—“ask it” if it correctly understands my complex sentences ( https://betweendrafts.com/justdrafts/2024/04/10/llm-support-for-clarity-in-creative-and-scholarly-writing/ ).

Again, I have to think about it!

LLM Support for “Clarity” in Creative and Scholarly Writing

A brief look at “AI enhanced” spell and grammar checkers that promise to “clarify” your text.

just drafts
Show threadNiceMicroMay 18
@gyokusai I mean this is still a more legit use than using it instead of a search engine...
Show threadDeclanMay 18
@gyokusai “I go fox hunting to enjoy nature”
Show threadJ. MartinMay 18
@True_Heresy Good one! xD
Show threadPhil Thane ✅May 18
@gyokusai
I read posts about Chat GPT to fuel my indignation.
Show threadWumpusFruitMay 18
@gyokusai The difference is one is believable.
Show threadDelulucyMay 20

@gyokusai i have never seen more ininspired stuff than AI generated "ideas and inspirations".

how uninspired do you have to be to find LLM crap inspiring?

Show threadJ. MartinMay 20
@lucydev Yeah, exactly what I feel. It’s one of the things related to “AI” that I don’t want to think about too long for fear of losing hope for humanity.