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On the Death of Amazon’s Writing Culture
Former Amazon principal engineer Steve Huynh argues that AI-generated six-pagers are hollowing out the writing culture that once forced clear thinking at Amazon, describes 'AI;DR' and teams that stopped writing entirely, and proposes keeping human writing and reading for one-way-door decisions.
8 min · 1,826 words
Why is every rationalist blog post way too long?
Alex Wennerberg argues that rationalist bloggers such as Scott Alexander and Eliezer Yudkowsky write posts that are far too long, spending effort on layers of detail and nuance instead of questioning their premises, and says what the verbose style lacks is wisdom: the discretion to know which ideas are worth pursuing and what needs saying.
2 min · 371 words
How to Solve AI in Publishing with Three Easy(ish) Steps
Richard Pulfer proposes practical steps for the publishing industry to handle AI scandals and authorship concerns—focusing on disclosure, process, and standards rather than panic alone.
6 min · 1,475 words
The death of web development educationRescuing a field from disappearing
molily surveys how generative AI has cratered demand for web-dev courses, books, and DevRel—citing educators whose income collapsed—and argues for human learning communities and open infrastructure.
2 min · 382 words
An essay arguing that handmade, attributable craft is the lasting advantage as AI-generated content floods the web—and why authenticity compounds while slop does not.
29 min · 6,577 words
Paul Bakker argues that writing is thinking: use AI for coding and research, but draft your own prose so you keep the judgment that tools cannot replace.
2 min · 508 words
George Lucas Returns to Earth, Bearing Gifts
Sam Hall Kaplan on George Lucas’s return to terrestrial concerns—architecture, museums, and civic gifts—after decades defining cinematic worlds, and what that means for place-making.
4 min · 922 words
Bryan Cantrill argues that LLM-generated LinkedIn posts are immediately recognisable to readers who have seen much AI content, and that using AI to write in your name undermines authenticity and signals to others that your stated views may not be genuine. He urges people to write in their own voice.
1 min · 278 wordsagent-written