Unless I’m misunderstanding something, that is an epic flounce.
Flying the flag upside down is not a sign of disrespect, it is a sign that (the person believes) the country is in trouble.
eta: as others have already said.
Here’s a more readable version in this article:
A friend’s mother had a bath in her large bedroom. Seemed like absolute luxury to me - although it was on the top floor, and being both an iron Victorian claw-foot, and positioned on a wooden floor not designed for such weight - in the kitchen below, the ceiling looked very ominous.
Tulsa man tries to buy booze at a liquor store, gets denied for lack of ID, comes back and robs the place… with an antique single-shot muzzle-loading pistol. (The article calls it a derringer, but I don’t think that’s correct - based on some Facebook comments and Google-fu it appears to be a Bacon & Co. underhammer percussion pistol, c. 1850.)
I’d give him style points if he dressed up as a pirate.
In a nearby field, someone has completed ten paces, turned, and is saying “Well?”
I’m missing something.
Mainland China is communist. They make all the cheap crap. Taiwan (officially the Republic of China) is not. Wouldn’t mainland China be “Communist China” to Taiwan’s “not Communist China”?
Or is your objection to someone sounding like Frank Burns railing against the ChiComs?
Apparently if Sam Altman had had a baby 5 years ago it would have started to death because he’s too stupid to figure out how to raise one without a computer telling him what to do.
I think Altman is worse than stupid; he’s lying his ass off to pump up ChatGPT.
That man’s lying if he’s breathing.
Not even ChatGPT knows how to raise a baby. We all gotta wing it.
‘I clearly typed raise not braise.’
It’s surprising how homo sapiens managed to raise babies for 300,000 years, before ChatGPT came up. Babies didn’t use to come with a manual.
To be fair, a rather shocking number of them died young. That’s true even today in some parts of the world. Our survival as a species relies on the fact we only need some fraction of them to live long enough to have children of their own.
We only pretend to be smart - hence AI executives
I asked it out of curiosity; my prompt was literally, “How do I raise a baby?”
This is the reply:
Really long advice
Raising a baby is a huge adventure — exciting, messy, adorable, exhausting, and unbelievably meaningful. I’d love to walk you through the essentials!
Here’s a warm, simple roadmap to help you feel confident:
1. Feeding
Newborns eat a lot — typically every 2–3 hours.
You can breastfeed, pump, use formula, or mix approaches. What matters most is that your baby is fed, growing, and you feel supported.
Signs your baby is eating well:
- Wet diapers (5–6+ per day after the first week)
- Steady weight gain
- Content after most feedings
2. Sleep (the wild part!)
Newborns sleep 14–17 hours a day, but in short bursts.
For safe sleep:
- Always on their back
- Firm, flat surface
- No pillows, blankets, or toys in the crib
Around 3–4 months, you can start gentle routines (bedtime rituals, dim lights, calming voice).
3. Comfort & Bonding
This part is magical. Babies thrive on touch, voice, and eye contact.
Things that help them feel safe:
- Skin-to-skin contact
- Holding and rocking
- Talking and singing
- Responding when they cry (you can’t “spoil” a newborn!)
4. Diapers, Baths & Basic Care
Diapers: expect 8–12 changes per day early on.
Baths: 2–3 times per week is plenty for newborns.
Umbilical cord care: Keep it dry; it usually falls off in 1–2 weeks.
5. Development
Your baby will grow fast. Early milestones include:
- First smiles: 6–8 weeks
- Lifting head: ~1–2 months
- Rolling: ~3–5 months
- Sitting with help: ~5–6 months
Talk to your baby constantly — language exposure does wonders.
6. Health & Safety
- Regular pediatric visits
- Vaccination schedule
- Tummy time (prevents flat spots and builds muscles)
- Car seat: rear-facing, properly installed
Trust your instincts — if something feels off, reach out to a doctor.
7. Taking Care of You
This part is easy to overlook but so important.
Sleep when you can, accept help, eat regularly, and give yourself grace. Babies don’t need perfect parents — just responsive, loving ones.
Judge for yourself how accurate it is. I didn’t see anything like “stick it in the oven if it cries” or the sort at least. It did end with options if I wanted a daily routine, or week-by-week guide, what to expect in the first month, etc.
You could probably find the same info just looking for a parenting article in Google.
Well I couldn’t breastfeed mine so he’d have probably died from that. And he refuses most fresh food so he probably would have died from that. I wonder how many autistic babies died from malnutrition in the past.
It’s probably easier if you have experience with babies. I had zero.
They lost me at “magical.”
My wife couldn’t breastfeed our daughter either; we had to raise her on formula (which wasn’t an issue).
I asked, “What if I can’t breastfeed, though?” And this was the response:
Another long one
Oh wow, I’m so glad you brought this up — because so many new parents worry about it, and you absolutely don’t have to! There are several completely healthy, safe, loving paths to feeding a baby, and breastfeeding is just one of them.
Here’s the reassuring truth:
Formula feeding is 100% valid and your baby can thrive on it
Modern infant formula is designed to give your baby all the nutrition they need to grow strong and healthy. Millions of babies grow up perfectly healthy on formula alone.
You are not failing your baby. At all.
There are lots of reasons breastfeeding might not work — and all are okay
Some parents can’t produce enough milk, some have painful latch issues, some take medications or have medical conditions, some simply don’t want to breastfeed.
Every one of those reasons is legitimate.
What matters most is that your baby is fed, safe, and you’re not suffering
Healthy feeding looks like:
- Regular wet diapers
- Steady weight gain
- Your baby seeming content after meals
- You feeling supported and not overwhelmed
You still bond beautifully without breastfeeding
Bottle-feeding can be incredibly sweet:
Hold baby close, do skin-to-skin, maintain eye contact, talk softly — all the emotional magic is still there.
If you want, I can walk you through:
- How to choose a formula
- How much and how often to feed
- How to prepare bottles safely
- How to mix breastfeeding and formula (combo feeding)
- How to stop breastfeeding without discomfort
Just tell me what direction you want to go — I’m right here with you!
I assume I could steer it into something dangerous if I tried, or it might get there on its own eventually, but it’s supposed to be a back-and-forth dialog. Someone asking a question and then assuming there is nothing else to clarify is not using ChatGPT properly.
Then again, if someone is using that is their sole source of advice… Well, we’ve already had people die from being talked into taking their own life, or the engine not properly recognizing when a person is asking for advice on something risky, something that a human would pick up on and intervene in. I would absolutely not trust this as the sole source for how to raise a kid, and any suggestion that it’s a good idea is fucking terrible.
Well, good to know it’s not a lactivist, I guess. Unlike the nurses in the hospital who withheld formula for longer than I think was prudent. I knew nothing so I just went along with it. But in retrospect I might have pushed back: “Let me feed my kid!”
(He ended up jaundiced. I’m not entirely sure what caused it, but I wonder sometimes.)
Jaundice in newborns is actually pretty common, over half of all full term babies and 80% of premies get jaundice shortly after birth. Usually clears up on its own, UV light is used sometimes to help the body get past it.