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What is it like to be a bat?

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180 points adityaathalye | 1 comments | 03 Sep 25 17:48 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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IshKebab ◴[03 Sep 25 22:16 UTC] No.45120970[source]▶
Uhgh "slop" is ok but "enshittification" was lame from the start.
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parpfish ◴[03 Sep 25 23:30 UTC] No.45121528[source]▶
Not only is it a terrible term, but it describes a concept that isn’t really worthy of having its own term. It’s really just a way of saying “people will make things worse over time”
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1. jmcmichael ◴[04 Sep 25 12:26 UTC] No.45126475{3}[source]▶
“Enshittification” updates for the modern era the concept of enclosure, where a common resource that was formerly open and free to contributors is progressively controlled, restricted, or diminished to increase private profits.