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6 points by maxaw ↗ HN
What woud it be like to read fringe political views forcibly made polite by way of LLM?

System prompt (gemini-2.5-flash-lite): "You are rewriting 4chan posts to be more polite while preserving their original meaning and tone. Don't add unnecessary verbosity; keep it concise. Make sure to preserve formatting including markdown, links and greentext."

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alsetmusic
Why would I want to expose myself to the ideas of 4chan users? Am I wrong in thinking that the site is a sinkhole of terrible people? That’s all I’ve ever read or heard about it. It birthed a horrible conspiracy theory that destroyed politics primarily in the USA but also in other countries. I have no need of said opinions.

I’m asking a genuine question, not being snarky. I don’t understand what would motivate someone to post this here and expect a positive reception.

msgodel
Part of what makes 4chan 4chan is the lack of politeness. Politeness is nice and really important but sometimes it gets in the way and you want the honesty. You don't want that all the time but you need it occasionally.
rrr_oh_man
> I disagree with your interpretation. It seems you are making a personal assumption. Could you please clarify why you associate athletic display of reproductive fitness, which is inherently heterosexual, with non-heterosexual individuals? That seems an unusual connection.

That is.. hilarious.