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14/100

Gergely Orosz says writing daily keeps your brain fit for the AI era

AIGergely Orosz says people often realize Steve Yegge was right 6-12 months later, and quotes Yegge's advice to write every day. Yegge argues that struggling to write keeps the brain flabby, and that readers prefer imperfect human writing to polished AI prose.
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People tend to realize @Steve_Yegge was right 6-12 months later. Once I figured this out, I listen to him when he says stuff. Like this:

"Having a fit brain will be a key differentiator in the new era. Just do more of [writing], every day, to get in shape and stay in shape."

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@GergelyOrosz is right. From my pov there are two reasons to write your own stuff, even if it's a struggle. First, it's fitness training for your brain. If you struggle to write, your brain is flabby. Having a fit brain will be a key differentiator in the new era. And second, we would all rather read your "bad" writing than polished AI writing. Trust me on this one. We can spot even one sentence of AI writing and it stinks. Your bad writing is fine. Just do more of it, every day, to get in shape and stay in shape.
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Original title: People tend to realize @Steve_Yegge was right 6-12 months later. Once I figured this out, I listen to him when he says stuff. Like this: