Anti-Slop Prompts Can Also Skew Outputs
emollick · x · 2026-07-15
After reading an "anti-slop" Markdown ruleset circulating within the community, the author argues that the file itself was likely AI-generated, which ironically pushes the output further into "mega-slop" territory.
They conclude that rather than piling on seemingly strict instructions, it is better to genuinely possess aesthetic judgment, or find someone who does to act as a gatekeeper, and then gradually build up your own skills and prompt system.
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