In the interview, we'll ask in the first minutes what's your opinion of what we do. ChatGPT will not get you that far. After all, what's the point of faking interest? Eventually you'll never really get the job. All you do is waste everybody's time.
You pay people for their labor. Most people view that favorably. The ones who don’t you probably don’t want to hire.
Requiring people to join your cult seems a bit much imho.
Idk, GP has maybe been… over-expressive about their opportunity, but it’s still good advice that showing an interest is going to make you stand out more. Saying “do you need code written because I can write code” says nothing.
I’m getting work done on my house and the guy who’s getting the work is the one who spent a bit more time looking at my house and assessing what needs done rather than a cursory glance. Isn’t it understandable that employers want at least some engagement?
To your point "in the interview...", I think hammers home the post's key point that the real process is the interview. Everything else is just to get you there.