AI's verbosity problem: 'simple is always best' as users tire of walls of text
djcows · x · 2026-09-29
Reacting to a user complaint that AI responses are bloated walls of text, djcows argues that "simple is always best," calling excessive verbosity a "pseudointellectual habit that leaked over from reddit." The exchange taps into a common gripe: models default to padded, over-formatted answers, and users increasingly push for concise, direct replies — via concise-mode settings or system prompts.
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