Do you say please and thank you to your agent? Reddit debates AI politeness
Luvena21 · reddit · 2026-10-21
A Redditor admits typing "can you please make this shorter, thanks" to their agent and wonders why: nobody's reading it, but barking orders at something they spent weeks building feels wrong. The thread weighs two views — that politeness measurably changes output quality versus it being pure habit from talking to humans all day — and asks whether others are polite on purpose or by reflex.
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