The optimism-writing vibe shift in AI: leading with promise instead of peril lists
generativist · x · 2026-11-14
generativist argues AI discourse needs more optimism-first writing, crediting Packy McCormick as a pioneer. Initially skeptical of Packy's "optimists thing," the author now believes an "observable starvation for the fantastic" drives the current vibe shift: stories that lead with promise rather than ritual enumerations of theoretical perils inspire — and some eventually come true. In the exchange, Packy notes this style revives an old tradition of enthusiastic reporting on invention.
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