Human Routers of Machine Words
The author expresses strong contempt for individuals who use AI to generate written content, arguing that it reflects a lack of intellectual substance. They advocate for blocking such creators, viewing the reliance on AI as a failure of personal expression and critical thinking.
Why it matters
This reflects a growing cultural backlash against AI-generated content in creative and professional spaces, highlighting the tension between efficiency and human authenticity.
When I open a link, say on Hacker News, and I see a blog post or a GitHub README obviously written by AI, I feel a few things. I feel offended, because it’s like I’ve been tricked, like the author thinks I’m a rube who won’t notice or mind. I feel sad at how common this experience is, how many people are happy to dump their sewage on the commons and sign their name on it. And I feel contempt for the author, because if you use AI to write, you are a waste of biomass. Let’s not mince words here. Someone who is so eager to replace themselves, that they would have a machine write in their stead, when the machine can’t even write good yet: what do you call that, if not contemptible? It’s like making yourself into a eunuch so Claude can fuck your wife. I block these people on sight.
The article is a subjective opinion piece expressing a personal stance on a cultural trend rather than a political or partisan issue.
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