# Tough love, at half past four.

2026-06-12 · Joakim Jardenberg. English translation by AI. Original wording preserved. Titles and image descriptions added by AI.

Folks, this day got off to a good start. One of my AIs pushed back on the morning’s very first prompt. Exactly what I needed to hear at half past four 🫣
“Let me distill it first, because there's a clean thesis buried in the ramble:”

Tough love is apparently no longer just something I give...

[Original LinkedIn post](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7471092989612761088/)

## Original wording

Hörni, den här dagen startade ju bra. En av mina AI högg tillbaka på morgonens första prompt – precis vad jag behövde höra kl halv fem i morse 🫣
”Let me distill it first, because there's a clean thesis buried in the ramble:”

Tough love, inte längre bara något jag ger. Tydligen... 

Source: https://jardenberg.com/notes/tough-love-at-half-past-four

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