"they insist that I’m missing out on their AI-powered capability, which will not only improve my writing but also magically extract from my head what I don’t yet know I want to write"
Lol, such crap, isn't it? AI might make your writing more canned and second-hand, but who wants that? You are already a strong writer in my opinion.
BTW, I can't help but notice that the other comment left on this story is AI-assisted. We get these same kind of summaries in the same identical tone and style over on Medium by people who use AI to write their comments for them hoping for reciprocity. I'm not joking.
Thank you so much, Carlo! Ah man, see, I wouldn't even know how to spot these AI-assisted comments in the wild. How bloody ironic! Thanks for letting me know how to spot this. And thanks for your kind words re my writing. I'm a work in progress, and that process is so much fun. It feels so good to look back at my older poetry and essays on here and see my personal growth. I don't need for Microsoft to keep pushing me something that'll 'improve' it. But its the coercion that's bothering me. That institutions are now pushing an agenda that essentially takes away creative agency from human beings is freaking weird, trying to homogenise our speech, our music, our expression. Thanks for being a human on here, and connecting in such a genuine way! It means the world to me. Motivates me to show up for writers like yourself - to keep the flame alive! 😊
Apra, you wrote this like someone gently dragging Big Tech by the collar while reminding the rest of us why our cave-painted fingerprints still matter. The Microsoft “Go Premium” saga? I laughed out loud — peak institutional confusion.
And that boxed-brownie metaphor? Deliciously rude in all the right ways.
But your core message — that messy, stubborn human creation is its own kind of freedom — hits like a quiet rebellion.
Haha, I love it. Dragging Big Tech by the collar - I think we collectively are, and I'm so here for it. Thanks for your wonderful comment. I'm glad the message resonated!
I know right? That's the bit I find so baffling. Microsoft trying to upsell me something that I don't want to outsource, is basically them not understanding me as their customer. It's like someone trying to sell me an icecream, and then eating it before giving me the empty cup and charging extra for it. The writing process is not something I want to speed up - I want to write and rewrite a hundred drafts because its fun.
I am glad to be able to present your writing, happy new year, may you always be the best.
Thank you so much, it is my privilege! My best wishes to you too, and my gratitude to share this journey with you. :)
"they insist that I’m missing out on their AI-powered capability, which will not only improve my writing but also magically extract from my head what I don’t yet know I want to write"
Lol, such crap, isn't it? AI might make your writing more canned and second-hand, but who wants that? You are already a strong writer in my opinion.
BTW, I can't help but notice that the other comment left on this story is AI-assisted. We get these same kind of summaries in the same identical tone and style over on Medium by people who use AI to write their comments for them hoping for reciprocity. I'm not joking.
Anyway, good to see you drop in, Apra 🙏
Thank you so much, Carlo! Ah man, see, I wouldn't even know how to spot these AI-assisted comments in the wild. How bloody ironic! Thanks for letting me know how to spot this. And thanks for your kind words re my writing. I'm a work in progress, and that process is so much fun. It feels so good to look back at my older poetry and essays on here and see my personal growth. I don't need for Microsoft to keep pushing me something that'll 'improve' it. But its the coercion that's bothering me. That institutions are now pushing an agenda that essentially takes away creative agency from human beings is freaking weird, trying to homogenise our speech, our music, our expression. Thanks for being a human on here, and connecting in such a genuine way! It means the world to me. Motivates me to show up for writers like yourself - to keep the flame alive! 😊
Apra, you wrote this like someone gently dragging Big Tech by the collar while reminding the rest of us why our cave-painted fingerprints still matter. The Microsoft “Go Premium” saga? I laughed out loud — peak institutional confusion.
And that boxed-brownie metaphor? Deliciously rude in all the right ways.
But your core message — that messy, stubborn human creation is its own kind of freedom — hits like a quiet rebellion.
Haha, I love it. Dragging Big Tech by the collar - I think we collectively are, and I'm so here for it. Thanks for your wonderful comment. I'm glad the message resonated!
I know right? That's the bit I find so baffling. Microsoft trying to upsell me something that I don't want to outsource, is basically them not understanding me as their customer. It's like someone trying to sell me an icecream, and then eating it before giving me the empty cup and charging extra for it. The writing process is not something I want to speed up - I want to write and rewrite a hundred drafts because its fun.