As I was reading this, I thought "this article has the cadence of an AI, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt." only to find, at the end, it was indeed AI generated, albeit with the initial thoughts of the "author."
Not really what I'm here to read but, ok. I'm here now, I guess.
Anyway, I'm not sure this is necessarily a bad thing. So you can't profit off ignorance very easily anymore. Good? I don't know, it feels like this is an improvement, generally speaking. Could someone provide some potential downsides? Other than "I can't make money from other people's misfortune and/or mistakes".
AI helped me refine the language and structure it as I put a disclaimer at the end for transparency. The thoughts and why is something that I have seen and personally felt over the years.
I don't think there is a downside to anyone other than the bargain hunter who can't find a great bargain anymore. This hit a bit with my experience with the RAM back and forth a few days ago in FB marketplace and I have been thinking more about how it is very hard to find a true steal.
Bluntly, and this isn't meant as an insult, but I would say AI made your article worse, not better. I'd recommend skipping that step in the future, as you can't learn how to improve your writing that way.
AI copy has the same cadence and flow to it nearly every time. Your writing loses all originality.
strong agree with the parent. Your concept may be sound but the AI writing makes me PO'd enough to write this comment and downvote your low-effort submission. Please don't take it personally, but nobody wants to read slop.
Submitting your own AI-written substack article isn't really what TrueReddit is about.
> Submissions should be a great read above anything else, and preferably long form articles. We do not allow text posts, and prefer you not post your own content.
That's kind of the point I was trying to make without considering it theft and also being able to get things for less than they are worth these days with sellers consent because expediency or some other convenience which still exists.
What does "the money I used to save was Grandma's" mean here? You saved your grandmother money by searching for deals?
Or do you mean your gain is grandma's loss? Which, would be a clearer way to say that.
I think you can still save money and find deals. I still find cool things in vintage shops or jumble sales. When fur coats were off trend a few years ago you could grab a full length mink for $150. Now they are on trend so they don't go less than $800. But even still that is less than new mink. I just got a beautiful sashimi knife for $25, but if you buy one new it's at least $300. So I'm not sure this theory really holds up.
I'm looking for some crystal coups. For most people they would be a hassle to own, so I can usually get them for much cheaper than original cost. But for most people, crystal is a silly thing to own, they won't use it, they will be sad if it breaks. I host often and I don't mind if the glass wear breaks because I get it at the vintage shop! It's at least being used. So what is the AI assigned value there? $25 in hand, but much more in experience of drinking from a beautiful glass.
That's a good point. I meant that my gain was Grandma's loss.
May be my experience is different than yours and may be it is dependent on what and when you are looking for. I am looking for 32 GB ram and almost every listing is around 125-150, which is still cheaper than brand new but only at roughly $50 discount depending on the brand.
You are saying the thing in high demand doesn't have a low cost? I don't think it is the lack of ignorance of 70+ year olds that is causing that market tightening.
More so that the lack of ignorance is now going away because new tools and technology makes it effortless to be informed and everyone is using it and that's tightening the market. Honestly, I think it's a good thing for the market and sellers. My personal experience has been it's true for generally all items not only high demand items. Another good example would be clothing at thrift stores where you could buy cheap brand name clothing think quality jeans for $4 bucks like 6-10 years ago, but, now anything decent is priced at 14.99-20.99. Still a deal compared to brand new but not $4.99 deal anymore.
Fair point. The argument is based on personal anecdotes from me, but I am going to consider my arguments more of an hypothesis and figure a way to get data to either prove or disprove it. Thanks for the suggestion.
Submission Statement: The piece argues that great secondhand deals are dead. The information gaps that enabled "steals" have been completely eliminated by the internet and AI/agents. While an efficient market benefits uninformed sellers, it effectively kills the thrill of finding a deal for buyers.
Nephrited | 18 hours ago
As I was reading this, I thought "this article has the cadence of an AI, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt." only to find, at the end, it was indeed AI generated, albeit with the initial thoughts of the "author."
Not really what I'm here to read but, ok. I'm here now, I guess.
Anyway, I'm not sure this is necessarily a bad thing. So you can't profit off ignorance very easily anymore. Good? I don't know, it feels like this is an improvement, generally speaking. Could someone provide some potential downsides? Other than "I can't make money from other people's misfortune and/or mistakes".
[OP] dingosnbingos | 18 hours ago
AI helped me refine the language and structure it as I put a disclaimer at the end for transparency. The thoughts and why is something that I have seen and personally felt over the years.
I don't think there is a downside to anyone other than the bargain hunter who can't find a great bargain anymore. This hit a bit with my experience with the RAM back and forth a few days ago in FB marketplace and I have been thinking more about how it is very hard to find a true steal.
Nephrited | 18 hours ago
Bluntly, and this isn't meant as an insult, but I would say AI made your article worse, not better. I'd recommend skipping that step in the future, as you can't learn how to improve your writing that way.
AI copy has the same cadence and flow to it nearly every time. Your writing loses all originality.
rocuronium | 16 hours ago
strong agree with the parent. Your concept may be sound but the AI writing makes me PO'd enough to write this comment and downvote your low-effort submission. Please don't take it personally, but nobody wants to read slop.
courageousrobot | 8 hours ago
Submitting your own AI-written substack article isn't really what TrueReddit is about.
> Submissions should be a great read above anything else, and preferably long form articles. We do not allow text posts, and prefer you not post your own content.
Seneca_B | 8 hours ago
Good. When your "deal" involves taking advantage of someone else's ignorance, it is theft in my eyes.
I've been happy to sell things for less than they're worth for the sake of expediency, but with my consent.
[OP] dingosnbingos | 8 hours ago
That's kind of the point I was trying to make without considering it theft and also being able to get things for less than they are worth these days with sellers consent because expediency or some other convenience which still exists.
dikdiklikesick | 8 hours ago
What does "the money I used to save was Grandma's" mean here? You saved your grandmother money by searching for deals?
Or do you mean your gain is grandma's loss? Which, would be a clearer way to say that.
I think you can still save money and find deals. I still find cool things in vintage shops or jumble sales. When fur coats were off trend a few years ago you could grab a full length mink for $150. Now they are on trend so they don't go less than $800. But even still that is less than new mink. I just got a beautiful sashimi knife for $25, but if you buy one new it's at least $300. So I'm not sure this theory really holds up.
I'm looking for some crystal coups. For most people they would be a hassle to own, so I can usually get them for much cheaper than original cost. But for most people, crystal is a silly thing to own, they won't use it, they will be sad if it breaks. I host often and I don't mind if the glass wear breaks because I get it at the vintage shop! It's at least being used. So what is the AI assigned value there? $25 in hand, but much more in experience of drinking from a beautiful glass.
[OP] dingosnbingos | 8 hours ago
That's a good point. I meant that my gain was Grandma's loss.
May be my experience is different than yours and may be it is dependent on what and when you are looking for. I am looking for 32 GB ram and almost every listing is around 125-150, which is still cheaper than brand new but only at roughly $50 discount depending on the brand.
dikdiklikesick | 8 hours ago
You are saying the thing in high demand doesn't have a low cost? I don't think it is the lack of ignorance of 70+ year olds that is causing that market tightening.
[OP] dingosnbingos | 7 hours ago
More so that the lack of ignorance is now going away because new tools and technology makes it effortless to be informed and everyone is using it and that's tightening the market. Honestly, I think it's a good thing for the market and sellers. My personal experience has been it's true for generally all items not only high demand items. Another good example would be clothing at thrift stores where you could buy cheap brand name clothing think quality jeans for $4 bucks like 6-10 years ago, but, now anything decent is priced at 14.99-20.99. Still a deal compared to brand new but not $4.99 deal anymore.
dikdiklikesick | 7 hours ago
I read your article. I understand your point. But I think you are misattributing cause. Do you have any actual data or is this all vibes based?
[OP] dingosnbingos | 6 hours ago
Fair point. The argument is based on personal anecdotes from me, but I am going to consider my arguments more of an hypothesis and figure a way to get data to either prove or disprove it. Thanks for the suggestion.
[OP] dingosnbingos | 18 hours ago
Submission Statement: The piece argues that great secondhand deals are dead. The information gaps that enabled "steals" have been completely eliminated by the internet and AI/agents. While an efficient market benefits uninformed sellers, it effectively kills the thrill of finding a deal for buyers.
Elvarien2 | 14 hours ago
but, that's a good thing?
Less dishonesty, are you pretending that is somehow bad?
Apocalympdick | 9 hours ago
They're using AI to write their shit slop and then pretend it was them, so, I'd say they're firmly on the side of dishonesty.