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cozycrypt
@cozycrypt.dev

Using LLMs to write but not wanting to engage with LLM-generated content is wild to me. The hypocrisy. Also, why would I read something you didn't bother to write? The value of writing is more than the output it produces. Writing generates understanding and ideas. Why take shortcuts?

dan@danabra.mov

on one hand i use llm’s quite a bit, and sometimes to edit writing on the other hand if i see an llm-ism in something im reading i’m just gonna disengage and scan the rest or close the tab i’m not sure that’s internally consistent

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dan
@danabra.mov

i usually ask llm to *shorten* what i wrote and then sometimes i use the edits. i think it’s a bit different from having it create thoughts but i also feel strange about this continuum!

cozycrypt
@cozycrypt.dev

An LLM shortening what you write is still changing the meaning of the ideas you're trying to convey, even if it appears minimal. LLM-editing influences what you write, thus shaping your future ideas. Writing and editing are not just how we teach and share, but also how we learn.

cozycrypt
@cozycrypt.dev

Editing is hard, yes, but that doesn't mean it doesn't add a ton of value for your readers and for yourself. The fact that it's hard _is_ the point: shaping ideas into words is difficult and important.

cozycrypt
@cozycrypt.dev

I've always found your writing insightful: you have a great "voice", and you're easy to tell apart from other "known documentation/tutorial writers". That's amazing, I think you should cherish it. Don't cheapen your work.