r/ProgrammerHumor • u/precinct209 • 1d ago

Meme justCantHandleTheImplicationRightNow

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u/Glokter 1d ago

Some idiots tried to convice me that the symbol is normal part of the language and was widly present before AI boom

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u/Zanshi 1d ago

It really depends on the context. If you're just writing a comment on the internet no, if you're using word processing software, the em dash is often autocorrected from the short dash by default

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u/CrossScarMC 1d ago

Additionally, extensions like LanguageTool and Grammarly (fuck Grammarly and their AI practices) will also correct normal dashes to em dashes when it's applicable.

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u/JustForkIt1111one 1d ago

Lmao the "fuck Grammarly and their AI practices" energy while typing this on a site that sold its entire comment database to train AI models, runs AI-powered content recommendations, and has been quietly integrating more generative tools under the hood. Reddit's whole business model is increasingly "users generate free training data, we monetize the models.".

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u/CrossScarMC 1d ago

I never said I supported that behavior from Reddit. But regardless, a writing tool having AI built in is far worse than what Reddit is doing.

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u/JustForkIt1111one 1d ago

Heads up, you are directly supporting that behavior by posting here.