2026-09-19 01:57 UTC
@vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de And it’s not as though people who hate long posts can’t just skip them and read something else.
But I think the people who complain about long posts are largely status-driven and see long posts as a threat. They see effort as an attempt to establish authority. But rather than countering each point—because that would take effort—it’s easier to just dismiss effort as pedantic, self-important, and “sounds like AI”.
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@gatesvp@mstdn.ca 2026-09-19 03:54
@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org @vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de I literally had this happen to me a couple of times on Reddit. I just go on the attack now. I'm a Top Writer on Quora I'm a top contributor on StackOverflow and related sitesI have been doing this for 20 years "I don't sound like AI, AI sounds like me because it was trained on my writing" It's amazing how quickly people back down when they realize they're being called out for lazy responses.