The Collective Superstitions of People Who Talk to Machines (worksonmymachine.ai)

Has it bugged any of you that everyone you talk to has their own unique prompting technique that they swear by and none of them are exactly the same but still seem to kind of work?

I always make sure to say "please" and "thank you". Hopefully in case of a skynet situation I'd be looked upon favorably for being polite.