Gergely Orosz relays Steve Yegge's advice to write daily to stay sharp in AI era
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Gergely Orosz says people often come to see Steve Yegge as right 6 to 12 months after hearing his advice, and quotes Yegge's advice to write every day.
Orosz's post, dated October 31, 2026, relays Yegge's view that struggling to write keeps the brain flabby. Yegge also argues that readers prefer imperfect human writing to polished AI prose. The post is Orosz quoting Yegge; the reports do not include independent evidence for either claim.
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Gergely Orosz@GergelyOroszXGergely Orosz says writing daily keeps your brain fit for the AI eraAIGergely 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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