The writer's artisan dilemma in the AI era: instant crap vs. months of toil
_akpiper · x · 2026-10-21
Quoted post captures the writer's artisan's dilemma: press a button and produce crap instantly, or toil for months and end up with something marginally better than crap. Resonates widely.
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