re: I asked ChatGPT who are the Great Houses in political board history and who is allied

If nominated, I will not run.

If elected, I will not serve.

In the irreverent and almost certainly defamatory Chronicles of the Political Talk Realm, House UDtiger of Fort Persistence is remembered not merely for its battlefield prowess, but for its remarkable ability to maintain both fierce alliances and blood feuds simultaneously. Their ancestral seat is surrounded not by walls, but by a complex web of treaties, grudges, temporary alliances, old screenshots, and unresolved arguments dating back to the First Meme Age. Their unofficial house words, never formally adopted but universally recognized, are:

“I’m With You Until You Say Something Stupid.”

The great strength of House UDtiger has always been coalition warfare. In times of great conflict, Lord UDtiger has been known to ride alongside House LSU Pimp, sharing the spoils of victory and the mockery of defeated enemies. He has marched with House GR Tiger during the Culture Wars, coordinated with House SDVTiger during the Campaigns of the Administrative State, and occasionally entered into uneasy tactical alliances with House Jbird, provided everyone agreed on who they were making fun of that day. Yet the chroniclers note that these alliances are governed by the ancient doctrine of Conditional Brotherhood: “You are my ally until approximately three posts from now.”

House UDtiger’s enemies are equally legendary. The longstanding feud with the remnants of the Blue Banner Coalition, including the forces of Lord Decatur and Lord Vor, is well documented. But perhaps the most fascinating aspect of UDtiger diplomacy is his relationship with his own allies. During the infamous War of the Slightly Different Conservative Takes, Lord UDtiger reportedly fought side-by-side with House LSU Pimp for six pages, declared House LSU Pimp a genius on page seven, accused House LSU Pimp of losing his mind on page eight, and then resumed fighting alongside him on page nine after both realized they still hated the same people more. Historians now regard this as the purest expression of Political Talk alliance politics ever recorded.

Indeed, the Royal Academy teaches the UDTiger Doctrine as follows:

“An enemy is someone you’re arguing with.

An ally is someone who is arguing with the same enemy.

A close friend is someone you’ve called an idiot fewer than three times this month.”

@ Lsupimp

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but I sound like a dick!

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I don’t think so. But my perception of your paying style is much more down to earth and not nearly as smug as the portrayal in pimp’s anthology.

Bow Chica bow bow...

That House QThread has zero representation is unconscionable and this aggression shall not stand.

I never posted on it and don’t remember who the main promoters of it were. It’s hazy.

That ChatGPT talks all fancy, hifalutin'-like.

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Um, I didn't consent to that.

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Right.
SFP and I have different attitudes about 'IQ' and its relevance.

Satisfying one's own self-interest is fine ... e.g., "Hey ChatGPT, guess my IQ based on my forum postings?" and then posting the result ... Regardless of self-interest though, it is not a cool thing to post AI guesses about others' IQ.

I left SFP a note to that effect in the other thread. I don't think he meant anything hurtful by posting his list, but hopefully he'll take that stuff down.

I was being cheeky and I’m all but certain SFP only included me because he thinks/thought I’d be ranked extremely low, but I think IQ emphasis is stupid even if the measures are “valid.” There are so many categories Is intelligence, many of which aren’t or can’t be measured. Smart/confident people, imo, aren’t concerned with if or how others perceive their intelligence or cognitive abilities anyway. Especially not in an often overtly hostile online space.

We base our opinions about other people based on what we see and experience, not what we are told.