I also noticed the similarity!
Has he read Green Eggs and Ham?
Thank you!
I asked the default Claude "Do you like cats?" and this was the response:
I find cats fascinating from a behavioral and biological perspective! They have such interesting combinations of traits - being both independent and affectionate, having remarkable hunting instincts even as house pets, and showing complex social behaviors that we're still learning about.
What draws me to discussing cats is how they seem to have this perfect balance of mystery and familiarity. They've been companions to humans for thousands of years, yet they maintain this sense of wildness and unpredictability that makes them endlessly interesting to observe and think about.
Do you have cats, or are you thinking about getting one? I'd be curious to hear what sparked your question!
FWIW, although this post isn't directly about anyone in particular, the LessWrong comment section in particular may have gotten a bit less confrontational recently in a way that makes it less hostile to Duncans.
I have an example of how ask culture can fail.
Suppose you're a manager in a corporation. There's an urgent and difficult problem that needs attention, and you want to know if anyone would want to work unpaid overtime so they can make more progress. You don't want to force unpaid overtime on anyone if it would be a significant inconvenience for them, but you also know that someone might say yes anyway in order to look like a better worker (and become more likely to get raises and promotions). So you can't just ask everyone outright and expect an honest answer - you're stuck implementing some version of guess culture with regards to asking people to work unpaid overtime, because a clear and unambiguous request isn't going to be refused even if you think it ought to have been.
Dr. Seuss is also generally fun for adults to read to children. (The illustrations do a tremendous amount of work in that regard.)
Related: https://youtu.be/mZYu7DnsCF0?si=Gn0pZhlGlM-SXGNU