Does anyone really expect these neural reference books to be able to appreciate politeness and gratitude... They can probably imitate it, but it's unlikely to affect their usefulness or uselessness. Politeness and gratitude towards an LLM rather characterize the person themselves
I agree that this is human nature. Marketing sometimes matters much more than the product itself. We all know examples of people buying things they don’t need. The seller's appearance, how he communicates, etc. also part of marketing