Contemporary litslop is an AI wet dream, filled with elaborate metaphors conveying intuitive conclusions. It’s not just bad writing — it’s the quiet death of the personal essay. As AI floods every creative field, this kind of storytelling will only become more common. The upside is that it places an even higher premium on original, oddball,... See more

I sometimes wonder what we lost when we democratized writing. Everything seemingly has tenderized for mass appeal. But I don’t think we’re facing a lack of talent so much as a crisis of taste, a symptom of platforms designed to nurse our most base instincts. Content creators have replaced journalists. Prestige television has flattened into Netflix... See more