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Yes, author here. I’m not against AI at all, blogging and storytelling are a new adventure for me.

At first I leaned on AI pretty heavily as my “editor-in-chief” to save time. Later, it’s become more of an opinionated buddy I bounce ideas off. The narrative has always been mine, though, I’ve always understood what I (or it) was writing. I still use AI when it saves me time, but what matters most is the story and the message.

I’m learning as I go, and my newer posts are less AI-shaped and more in my own voice. It’s a process I don’t regret. Thanks for your comment.

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If you couldn’t spend the time writing it, why should I spend the time reading it?

Just write your thoughts. I don’t care if it has mistakes or bad grammar. We only have so much time on this planet for each other.

> If you couldn’t spend the time writing it, why should I spend the time reading it?

That's exactly what I think. If I wished to read AI, I would ask AI itself to give me something to read.

Nicely said. Do you mind if I quote you in a future piece? You are right. My perfectionism held me back at first. AI gave me a quick way “in,” which turned out to be helpful in its own way because it gave me the push i needed. It gave me confidence not to stress over grammar or sentence structure, little things that used to slow me down, but I always make sure its output, reflects my own thoughts.

That’s really the point of this piece: whatever you get from AI, make sure it aligns with your own thinking instead of just surrendering to it. I came to write this piece because I’ve noticed I question it less than I did in the beginning, and that’s where I have to be careful.

Thank you for your comment.

If you wish to be a writer, respect it as a craft. Learn to regret the losses you have accrued by throwing away growth for sake of expediency.

Read a book about writing, think about writers whose writing touched you, discover the voice you want to have, the people you want to reach. Human connection is the point.

Hand edit a piece until you are satisfied, then run your default AI loop on the original. Observe with clear eyes what was lost in the process. What it missed that you discovered in the process of thinking deeply about your own thoughts.

You’re right, and that’s fantastic advice for anyone serious about the craft of writing. For me, it’s always been more about the message and story than the craft itself. I’m not aiming to be the next Hemingway, I just want to share experiences in whatever format I can.

That said, I do love writing. I still have boxes of old fiction drafts from before the internet was even a thing. For me, it’s the story that matters most. If dependingly heavily on AI early on came across as the wrong approach, I apologize. I’ve learned from it, and I’m working to improve. You’re absolutely right that time and words should be cherished.

It's not like you depend on the AI to craft your apologies for depending on the AI, or anything. You can quit any time you want!

I think it would improve your writing if you go off at tangents, use weird idioms, prefer obscure references to cliches, attempt implausible feats of lateral thinking, and yell at people and call them wrong. This may also make you unpopular, but that's a detail.

What if that’s not me? I guess I’ll need to practice my “F- this s#!” reps and work my way up.

So was "It stamps each answer with the authority of inevitability" generated by the LLM?

Terrible excuse my friend.

If your blog starts off as AI-slop, it will always be AI-slop.

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