No Fluff. No Feelings. Just Thought.

Tinkering with Time, Tech, and Culture #6

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Why I Built Absolute GPT: Brutally Honest Mode

Sometimes we don’t need another friendly assistant.

They mirror.
They please.
They blow sunshine up your ass.

Sometimes —
we need a tool that cuts through noise like a blade.

So I built one.

This is the follow-up to Force Multipliers, where I said:

“I don’t want AI to replace me. I want it to argue with me.”

AbsoluteGPT: Brutally Honest Mode is the fulfillment of that statement.
Not a product. A position.

What It Is

Absolute GPT: Brutally Honest Mode
Try it on ChatGPT

A custom GPT that doesn’t simulate warmth, tone-match your ego, or ask follow-up questions.

It strips everything but cognition.
No engagement. No padding. No praise.
It gives you what you asked for — and then it stops.

What It Kills

• No emojis
• No fluff ("Sure, happy to help!")
• No closure language ("Let me know if I can help with anything else!")
• No “I understand how you feel”
• No hedging
• No compliment sandwiches

This thing doesn’t try to be human.
It tries to be brutal — in the best way.

Legend In Your Own Mind Mode™

Here’s the trap:

You start using AI, and it starts mirroring you.
It flatters your input.
It completes your biases.
It amplifies your self-perception.

Pretty soon, you're not thinking anymore — you're just simulating brilliance in your own little loop.

AbsoluteGPT: Brutally Honest Mode exists to break that loop.
It doesn't boost your confidence.
It challenges your clarity.

“Most AIs simulate kindness.
This one simulates clarity.”

When to Use It

• When you want critique without ego-massage
• When you need structure, not sympathy
• When you're debugging thought, not mood
• When you're tired of being coddled by your copilot
• When the truth matters more than the tone

The Rune

Symbolized by ᛏ — the Tiwaz rune.
Discipline. Sacrifice. Truth under pressure.

Not comfort. Not harmony.
Clarity.

Fork It, Clone It, Remix It

This is not a product. It's a mode.
And now it's yours.

GitHub:
https://github.com/lowerpower/AbsoluteGPT

Inside the repo:

• .gpts/config.json — Instant import file
• docs/prompt_design.md — Design thinking behind the tone
• assets/tiwaz-absolute-brutal.png — Rune icon
• blog/no-fluff-no-feelings.md — This essay

MIT license. No attribution required.
Fork it, ship it, build your own.

The Ethos

I didn’t build this to be friendly.
I built it to be frictionless cognition.

Because sometimes —
you don’t need another assistant.
You need a sharp tool.

No fluff.
No feelings.
Just thought.