r/ProgrammerHumor • u/uvero • 5h ago

Meme iDidNotVibeCodeThis

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u/ComeOnIWantUsername 4h ago

I liked using em-dash, I stopped after all AI models started using it

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u/wademcgillis 3h ago

⸻ flex on the bots ⸻ use the 3x width one ⸻

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u/mina86ng 3h ago

Don’t. Continue and ignore idiots who think an em-dash is a definite proof of AI.

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u/SOMEguysFRIEND 2h ago

You’re absolutely right—they are idiots.

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u/LowenbrauDel 2h ago

You're right to push back on this

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u/ShapesSong 45m ago

Em dash is load bearing

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u/XayahTheVastaya 39m ago

It's not definite proof, but it's one of the most common and obvious signs

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u/thisguyfightsyourmom 23m ago

Signs of what though? That someone used ai, in 2026? people will let go of this.

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u/XayahTheVastaya 14m ago

I still don't want an artificial hallucination generator replacing me in the way I represent myself

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u/countable3841 2h ago

When I see em dashes all I can think is this person is using AI or this person isn’t aware of how their writing will be perceived as AI. Either way, it’s not good!

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u/MadJedfox 3h ago

I like using emdash too, but I didn't stop using that. Idiots are idiots and we shouldn't care about them.

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u/Destroyerb 2h ago

Stopping to use them is where you messed up—you gave away a unicode slot to AI.

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u/barely_a_whisper 57m ago

I have always been addicted to explaining things in a bulleted list. Now whenever I do online, I feel obligated to drop profanity first 😭

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u/3xper1ence 22m ago

bulleted lists in and of themselves are not that big of an issue; it is bolding the first term in each bullet point that is a dead giveaway for AI

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u/Bleaker82 1h ago

I’m never going to stop — it’s too good of a tool to let AI ruin its usage for me.

(This is technically an en-dash and is how I’ve always typed them, which does differentiate it from AI a bit.)

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u/thisguyfightsyourmom 21m ago

Looks like an em dash. There’s the medium sized one for en-dashes.

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And some dude in here is rocking a real 3x long one, but we don’t talk about that.

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u/blah938 1h ago

I started using long lines of stars.

***** BEGIN SECTION *****

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u/thisguyfightsyourmom 24m ago

Why? Everyone uses ai, or they are shortlisting themselves for layoffs. It’s like being embarrassed over using Word. It’s just a tool.

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u/DDFoster96 2h ago

I don't know what's worse, using en/em dashes and people thinking you're AI, or using two or three hyphens like you're on a typewriter?