Gamer uses roguelikes to critique LLM AI and bloat

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-07-22 13:42

The user describes their experience playing roguelike games, specifically mentioning Doppleganger Monk in Slash'EM, a fork of NetHack. They contrast this with their current use of Hyperbola GNU/Linux and playing as a Gravedigger, which they metaphorically link to fighting against what they perceive as negative aspects of current LLM-based AI, vibecoding, and bloat. AI

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Gamer uses roguelikes to critique LLM AI and bloat

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First I used to play as Doppleganger Monk in # Slashem , (the most known # nethack fork, you know, a # roguelike ) somehow mirroring in-game fights from RL as a

First I used to play as Doppleganger Monk in # Slashem , (the most known # nethack fork, you know, a # roguelike ) somehow mirroring in-game fights from RL as a free software techie. Virtual kicks against mons, easy mode, with weird # tecniques fired from time to time as if I had…

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First I used to play as Doppleganger Monk in # Slashem , (the most known # nethack fork, you know, a # roguelike ) somehow mirroring in-game fights from RL as a

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