Why does anyone play fantasy football? This is not a trick question, although it’s also not particularly difficult to answer. Perhaps they do it for money, or they enjoy football, or they want a shared activity to help stay in touch with friends or family. Whatever the reason, the fun is in picking your guys and managing your little team and hoping you win more often than you lose. Some people have a healthier relationship to this endeavor than others. Still, if none of it appeals to you, then you can always not do it.
One of the saddest things I ever experienced in corporate life was when we had a dumb fitness contest that we split into teams for. We were asked to pick a fun name, usually a pun. I made ours but then out of curiosity put the same prompt into ChatGPT. Every other team name was an AI response. Sigh.
It’s because these indies cannot think for themselves anymore. AI has ruined creativity. Even on a silly unimportant level such as this.