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> it seems pretty random as to when it decides to drop that out of context

Overcoming this kind of nondeterministic behavior around creating/following/modifying instructions is the biggest thing I wish I could solve with my LLM workflows. It seems like you might be able to do this through a system of Claude Code hooks, but I've struggled with finding a good UX for maintaining a growing and ever-changing collection of hooks.

Are there any tools or harnesses that attempt to address this and allow you to "force" inject dynamic rules as context?

Wouldn't it be great if we had some kind of deterministic language to precisely and concisely tell a computer what to do

Yeah, but that's hard and boring.

Like Java or Python?

Solving this problem is far outside my expertise (and pay grade) but it seems like properly constructed incentives would help.

I didn't know how bad I needed this until I read it. Thank you.

Definitely agree that important problems like this require diverse opinions and meaningful dialogue, but I don't feel that pointing out the failures of human institutions is an attempt to shut down discussion.

Rather, I think the point being made was that we need to reframe the problem at hand; instead of trying to "control misinformation" maybe we need to work on ways to _amplify_ true information in ways that render misinformation powerless.

That'd be great, but suggestions like that are in short supply. Education for better truth-detection is a popular one, but takes a long time to pay off and doesn't amplify, as such.

I found myself in a similar situation to yours... and then had a second child. If I had the time to track it, I'm sure the results would not be much better. After that much needed wake up call, what did you end up doing?

Lower your standards for everything. Work, cleanliness, relationships, hobbies.

Try to get to a point where you do housework while the kiddo is awake and entertaining themselves.

Some medium term planning helps. Cooking enough for 2-3 meals at a time so you don’t do it everyday. I used a meal plan that told me the groceries to get. Think of some other “life hacks” or corners you can cut for things you do a lot. Take some time for self care.

I did less.

Changed jobs. Freed up 3 hours of commuting a day.

Wife wasn’t pulling weight with errands. She refused to drive. So that needed fixing.

Stop having to go to grocery store every single day.

Organize house a lot better. Lots of time wasted looking for clothes.

Get rid of anything not nailed down.

> Technology is making anonymity nearly impossible in all facets of life and I don't think that's healthy for human development.

This sentiment is dying at an alarming rate. Even here, after reading some of these comments I am taken aback at how normalized the idea of total surveillance has become. It doesn't matter where it comes from, big corp or big gov, taking away personal privacy takes away a fundamental part of what makes us human. It's not healthy. It's not right.

Fight this.