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> Intelligent people

This point is worth elaborating.

Select on more than "intelligence". Plenty of intelligent people write complete rot.

Trust your feelings [0] and feed your hunger for satisfaction from reading. "AI" slop, formulaic performance language like overly academic, too-perfectly structured, or corporate tripe, likewise bleeds into and corrupts your soul. Good writing makes effortless reading and the words pull you along with delight, If not, stop.

[0] we actually read many lines ahead of where our eyes scan, so long before the words are internally "verbalised" you'll get a feeling about it. Pay attention to that.



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