Great storytelling and really interesting take, Dave.

You say “the combination of self-awareness and pre-built structure changes the output.” That really is the root of it. My personal macro-takeaway from using LLMs is that you really must understand yourself, what your goal is, and refine your communication to utilize the power of artificial intelligence in meaningful ways.

This is a microcosm of one (self) in the real world - we are limited by the constructs we fence ourselves in with.

Maybe the answer really is psychedelics.

Also, I know I told you about the Peruvian chicken spot I haven’t been able to find for years, but you could have given me a better pseudonym than “the dog” :)