This Podcast Is... Uncalled For - Inbox Ignorance

Episode Date: July 5, 2024

Because James Thurber's work is still in the public domain, we broke our promise to not use AI and... used it to write this short story.

Hi, I'm Mike Chernivsky, and your listen to this podcast is Un Called For. Well, welcome to the podcast. Well, let's go ahead and end season 7 on a bit of a high note. So from the beginning of this podcast, I thought to myself, I would love to end a season reading James Thurber. short story in particular one that's entitled file and forget there's a bit of a problem with that and that is uh thurber's work is not in the public domain and it will not be in the public domain until uh 2013 one at the absolute earliest uh life plus 70 years

Thurber died in 1961 so we have to wait till 2031 to get the public domain until then you would have to call contact Thurber House in

Columbus which I did very early on and they never got back to me but quick just real quick what is that short story about? It reads

like a series of letters from Thurber to various parties and then back over some books that he was about to receive that he didn't ask for.

I did not read. I did not order 36 copies of this book. So, why did, I know I swore I would never use chat GPT and AI to write material for the

podcast. This is the one exception. And it came up with this is entitled Inbox Ignorance by ChatGPT. And I will read it to you

now. It was the era of emails where the virtual world seemed to transcend the boundaries of reality and the inbox was akin to a bottomless pit of communication. In the midst of this digital deluge, there existed a peculiar figure named Sam. Sam wasn't just any ordinary office worker,

he was the master of inbox ignorance. In the heart of a bustling city nestled in a high-rise office building, Sam sat as cluttered desk, surrounded by screens and devices, buzzing incessantly with noifications. His inbox a chaotic sea of unread messages. seemed to mock him with its endless scroll. Colleagues often marveled at Sam's ability to remain calm amidst the chaos.

But little did they know his secrets, the art of file and forget. One fateful Monday morning, as the emails poured, in like a torrential rain. Sam decided to embark on his daily ritual. With a nonchalant click, he selected all and hit the

magical button labeled archive. Instantly, the onslaught disappeared from view. Tucked away in the digital abyss of his archived folder. His co-workers gasped in disbelief. How does he do it?

They whispered amongst themselves. Does he even read his emails? But Sam remained unfazed. His expression serene as he sipped his morning coffee. For Sam knew the power of selective attention and a world overrun by information overload overload

days turned it to weeks and weeks into months yet Sam's inboxer made a monument to his indifference urgent memos meeting requests and pleads for

assistance vanished into the void never to be seen again and yet some the wheels of the office continued to turn oblivious to Sam's silent rebellion against the tyranny of email. One particularly harrowing day, as deadlines loomed and tensions ran high, Sam's co-workers gathered around his desk. Their faces etched with concern. Sam, we need your help, they implied.

excuse me. We can't find the Smith file anywhere. Have you seen it? Sam glanced up from his screen in his brow for a wink and confusion. Smith file? I'm not sure. Let me check.

With a few deft keystrokes, Sam navigated to his archive folder. His fingers dancing across the keyboard with practice ease. And there, buried beneath a mountain of forgotten e-mails, lay the elusive Smith file, waiting to be resurrected from obscurity. His co-workers stared in awe as Sam retrieved the file.

Their admiration mingled with a hint of envy for his unflappable demeanor. for in a world where every pang and notification fide for attention, Sam had mastered the art of inbox ignorance, finding solace in the tranquility of digital oblivion. And so as the day drew to a close in the office emptied of its bustling inhabitants, Sam sat alone at his desk, surrounded by the quiet hum of his devices. With a satisfied smile, he leaned back in his chair, content in the knowledge that in the chaos of the modern world, sometimes the greatest power lies in knowing what to ignore.

So that is Inbox Ignorance by Chet GPT And No I did not order 36 copies of Grandma was a nudist

So That will Do it for Season 7 Of this podcast is Uncalled for and glad I'm

still I'm doing glad I have some help with this and I'm really looking forward to doing fringe in the summer of 2020

um 24 and yeah let's keep this thing moving this podcast is uncalled for it's hosted produced and edited by myself mike chernepsy opening music is iron bacon by Kevin McLeod

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