We do not need ways to make writing easier so there's more of it.

We need ways to make writing harder so there's less of it.

April 03, 2026 - 15:22 UTC

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My response to this post has been worked up into an 8,000-word substack piece. Out of respect, I provide no link.
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for real, i got too many tabs open already
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I am reminded of Flannery O'Connor's quote: "Everywhere I go I’m asked if I think universities stifle writers. I think they don’t stifle enough of them."
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god there's so much
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I get the context for this, but this is why I don’t hate (open-hearted) gate keepers.
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Personally it is all about quality over quantity.
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Milan Kundera warned of the risks of graphomania in The Book of Laughter and Forgetting. AI is compounding the danger.
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