I completely understand the position of people who don't want to use LLMs or consume any content produced with LLMs. I do not understand the position of "NO ONE should use LLMs at all" because how are you planning to make that happen? no one should be *forced* to use them, but plenty of people are using them now. it's not something you can wish away or achieve via moral condemnation.
@lzg my issue is, even if you feel that way… what’s the plan? This is the stance that failed with social media, failed with ride sharing apps, failed with crypto. Even if critics were morally right to say “nobody should ever use this”, they didn’t succeed in harm reduction. And that has to matter more than smugly being “right” when the stakes are this high.

@anildash
When enough people decide to do a bad thing, the thing doesn't become good, merely common.

You cannot really stop it.

But it's still bad, and societies eventually improve.

(crypto and LLMs are broadly scams, and ride share is a con, so their long term sustainability is not good)

@lzg