Patrick Erichsen(@patrickerichsen):more and more i find myself reaching for words like "seam" or "load bearing" even though i know its slopspeak i think this happens because to communicate well with an agent you have to use their own jargon eg if agent says "i added a load bearing seam", even if i dont want to use slopspeak, its most efficient for me to just go along with it and say "remove that seam" slowly over time this gets reinforced until by muscle memory i reach for terms like "seams" against my own will quite insidious!

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Patrick Erichsen@patrickerichsen

2026.10.20 00:06

more and more i find myself reaching for words like "seam" or "load bearing" even though i know its slopspeak i think this happens because to communicate well with an agent you have to use their own jargon eg if agent says "i added a load bearing seam", even if i dont want to use slopspeak, its most efficient for me to just go along with it and say "remove that seam" slowly over time this gets reinforced until by muscle memory i reach for terms like "seams" against my own will quite insidious!