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What is it like to be a bat?

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180 points adityaathalye | 3 comments | 03 Sep 25 17:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.285s | source
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mistidoi ◴[03 Sep 25 18:52 UTC] No.45119208[source]▶
Somebody used this paper to make the term batfished, which they defined as being fooled into ascribing subjectivity to a non-sentient actor (i.e. an AI).

https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2025/06/30/what-is-it-like...

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nsriv ◴[03 Sep 25 21:36 UTC] No.45120663[source]▶
I love this, hope it takes off like "enhsittification" or "slop" have already.
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1. astrange ◴[04 Sep 25 03:34 UTC] No.45123246[source]▶
"Enshittification" is too twee.

You can tell it was invented by Cory Doctorow because there is a very specific kind of Gen X person who uses words like that - they have a defective sense of humor vaguely based on Monty Python, never learned when you are and aren't supposed to turn it off, and so they insist on making up random insults like "fuckwaffle" all the time instead of regular swearing.

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2. goopypoop ◴[04 Sep 25 04:55 UTC] No.45123716[source]▶
it's more cromulent than cockwomble
3. mock-possum ◴[04 Sep 25 06:47 UTC] No.45124315[source]▶
It smells of penny arcade