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		johnb231 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Claude 4 No. People generally don’t like sycophantic “friends”. Insincere and manipulative.

ketzo 4 months ago [–]

Only if they perceive the sycophancy. And many people don’t have a very evolved filter for it!

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