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@PiotrKaszuba8403
July 23, 2026 at 6:40 pm
I like that statement about every live convo being an improvisation.
@lamosos
July 23, 2026 at 7:16 pm
It sounds cool in theory and is entirely false. Feed everything you’ve ever said and done to an AI model and it will be able to predict anything you’ll say and do in any given situation with a 99% accuracy.
@tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef
July 23, 2026 at 8:30 pm
@lamososThat sounds cool in theory and is entirely false.
Feed everything you’ve ever said to an AI model and it will not be able to predict anything you say and do in any given situation with 99% accuracy.
We would literally have to simulate you, and your entire environment, both in their non-deterministic physics – which is not possible not even in theory.
@PeaceOfMake
July 24, 2026 at 4:41 pm
@lamosos Well that’s objectively false
@DY2784
July 23, 2026 at 6:54 pm
Improvise a better hairstyle 😂😂😂
@tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef
July 23, 2026 at 8:13 pm
It’s the best hairstyle ever 😂
@agoatinadress
July 24, 2026 at 6:28 pm
@DY2784 Or maybe you should just get cooler?
@eliaskulp306
July 23, 2026 at 7:06 pm
Autistic, I try to rehearse every interaction I have before it happens. I am truly horrible at improvisation, lol.
@TerapiMedMaria
July 24, 2026 at 2:46 am
@eliaskulp306 i find it harder when my social battery is used up, so i try to find balance in being by myself and being social.
@liilaa.
July 25, 2026 at 9:02 am
Same 😭 for some reason I was good at impro theatre because it was supposed to be a little weird 😂
@lamosos
July 23, 2026 at 7:10 pm
This is what happens when you’re being glazed enough to allow your “creativity” to spill way outside of your area of expertise.
@agoatinadress
July 24, 2026 at 6:29 pm
Baby, Reggie is telling jokes. He’s not taking himself as seriously as you’re trying to take him. You’ve missed the point entirely.
@lamosos
July 24, 2026 at 7:34 pm
@agoatinadress Nahh, I think you did.
@QuietLife1234
July 23, 2026 at 9:12 pm
Brilliant.
@ElHeffJeff
July 23, 2026 at 9:19 pm
Reggie <3333 "If you like things that you enjoy, then you'll find this palatable"
@Avarice7D
July 23, 2026 at 10:43 pm
Absolutely sick beats in like seconds. 👏👍
@snipaphua
July 24, 2026 at 7:34 am
What’s the title of this talk?
@TED
July 24, 2026 at 11:13 am
Everything is Improvisation — Including This TED Talk. Linked at the bottom of the short
@userLevko
July 24, 2026 at 2:16 pm
Well. Doesn’t work for all. I, for instance, often have huge problem existing even during some mildly-important conversations. I learned to ignore it to some extent, but I still notice that both thoughts and air slows down exponentially as pressure grows. Although I don’t notice anyone else feeling any pressure in some of these situations.
@vanessabloom8090
July 24, 2026 at 2:35 pm
That’s why banter is my fav
@askwhy7141
July 25, 2026 at 9:37 am
@vanessabloom8090 “TELL THE ONE ABOUT THE BANK!”
@aaronwilson1666
July 24, 2026 at 9:09 pm
Whyyy is Reggie looking like a weird lesbian from Portland?