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Rage Against The Slop

February 2026·1 min read

Is there anyone else in the world

Who is sick and tired of AI slop clickbait content

That has unnecessary line breaks

Designed to create suspense

For an anti-climactic statement that no one cares about.

You know the awesome thing about humans?

We all have a unique writing style and point of view.

Every single one of us.

We don't need to let software dictate how we speak.

And we just don't need that many em dashes.

Or line breaks.

Or three word sentences.

Like this one.

Can't stop now.

God save me.

On a serious note, the standardization of creativity is one of the tragic fallouts of AI. I am guilty of it as well, but I try my best to always write independently. It's a great way to sharpen the one thing that brought AI into the world, and will save us from it.

Thinking.

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