I’ve been working with so many students who turn to it as a first resort for everything. The second a problem stumps them, it’s AI. The first source for research is AI.

It’s not even about the tech, there’s just something about not wanting to learn that deeply upsets me. It’s not really something I can understand. There is no reason to avoid getting better at writing.

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[–] 16 points 6 months ago (3 children)

There is no reason to avoid getting better at writing.

I feel like people often misunderstand that writing isn't just busywork, but rather instrumental for developing a deeper understanding. Formulating a sentence forces you to clear out uncertainties you might have. And writing it down serves as extended working memory.

I can imagine there being some middleground, like not bothering to learn where to place commas and having an LLM insert them for you, but from my biased position of already knowing how to write correctly, I do struggle to come up with scenarios where this actually makes a difference.
If you know how to read, you'll have a sense where commas aid with that. Anything beyond that is just pedantic wankery anyways.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Writing in my school was mostly a chore. We got to write about uninteresting topics, having to argue for/against a point which was either irrelevant or boring for some other reason.

    I do agree though that creative writing can be a great exercise for the mind. That's why i'm actually active on lemmy so much. Because i get to formulate my thoughts down, and i even get free feedback from lots of other people! What better way could there be to train my thoughts and formulation skills?

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    Yeah, unfortunately I feel like most folks share that school experience. Not easy to teach why to write in a context where the 'why' is essentially just "because I say so". 🥴

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    YES! People treat writing like its just a materialisation of the "product", like its just an irrelevant factor out of the main equation. But writing shit is such a big part of creating the "product"!

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