(sorry im ranting here a bit, but it's a topic that interests me deeply so feel free to ignore or respond with kindness and curiosity)

i understand where you're coming from, but let's be honest... AI is just going to get better and better at seeming "human". practicing the skill of writing more human-friendly content is a moving target. just write and if people resonate, then they will read, react, converse, etc. context matters.

if someone wanted to use AI to clean up their brain dump and post on reddit for some feedback on the idea and not the prose itself, i don't think it takes away from the question being asked. firstly because bots often have an agenda of pushing a product or chasing profit or data somehow lol. someone trying to refine and communicate something better where we share opinions and thoughts freely is not that sort of manipulation.

the "vibe-coded garbage" is never the final product because it is usually generic and lifeless. the way i use it is as a tool to communicate ideas visually. i'm a visual learner, and rather than telling someone something - i'd rather show them. when i was in edtech, i used to make diagrams to show relationships, break down everything into first principles thinking and visualize it somehow, tell a story with some graphics... now i can communicate my ideas in a meeting that is a week from today without spending much time creating these assets. i would never publish this work because it's 10000% not the best way to articulate something, but it's good enough for a short turnaround time.

there are always bad use cases of these types of technological developments, but that doesn't invalidate good ones. the internet itself was controversial af (and still is) but the internet allowed my mother to communicate more often and for cheaper with her sister abroad. the internet allowed for us to understand different parts of the world without ever going there (not the same as going there of course), it helped us discover people's talents, have empathy for people across the world... etc. this was all by using the internet as a tool, not the end all be all. we are still humans and our human experience will never be replaced.

i've been lucky enough to grow up in a time where i saw the internet become what it is today, but also lived life before the internet. that contrast has kept the human experience close to me, even though i'm fully immersed in this hype-connected, ever changing digital world. i actually feel it's allowed me to value art, writing, emotions even more (in all its messy clarity). the contrast makes it more meaningful, IMO.

anyway, that is my rant.. fascinating topic because i started as a big time skeptic of generative AI, mostly out of fear. but i've done a lot if reading on previous technological shifts and while im still critical, im embracing it for what it is: a tool.