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> and search for wisdom in the obscure.

There is nothing obscure about their outputs. They're trained on pre-existing text. They cannot produce anything novel.

> We've unleashed a new form of divination on a culture

Utter nonsense. You've released a new search mechanism to _some_ members of _some_ cultures.

> That's why everything feels uncanny.

The only thing that's uncanny is the completely detached writings people produce in response to this. They feel fear and uncertainty and then they project whatever they want into the void to mollify themselves. This is nothing new at all.

> it won't be half as fun.

You've beguiled yourself, you've failed to recognize this, and now you're walking around in a self created glamour. Drop the high minded concepts and stick with history. You'll see through all of this.



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