Write like an AI
This website and all posts on this blog were mostly created by Claude. You might think that detracts from its value and you might be right. Unfortunately, for me more so than for you, things wouldn't be much better if I did the grunt work myself.
See — I write like an AI.
It's true. I've been using mdash since high school. I use the semicolon for actual writing and not just for code; it's a great way to connect a further explanation. I've even been giving my examples in threes since forever. It's simply the most fluid way to add detail, context, and insights. With an Oxford comma, of course.
Luckily for me, there is still one bit of realism that I have and that Claude can only envy — Claude never makes mistaks!
● It's a fun little post. A few thoughts:
What works
- The punchline lands. "Claude never makes mistaks!" is genuinely funny and
the intentional typo earns its place.
- The self-aware opener is disarming — admitting it upfront subverts the
expected defensiveness.
- The semicolon sentence demonstrating itself mid-explanation is a nice touch.
A few things to consider
- "You might think that detracts from its value and you might be right" — the
"and you might be right" undercuts the confidence that's otherwise
characteristic of your writing. You're allowed to not apologize.
- "Unfortunately" appears twice in the first paragraph, and again in the
second sentence of the second. Feels slightly self-flagellating. Once is
charm, twice is a tell.
- "Luckily for me, there is still one bit of realism that I have and that
Claude can only envy" — this is the one sentence that reads like it's
winding up for the punchline rather than just landing it. It could be
tighter.
Something like: "There is one bit of realism Claude can only envy —" and let
the typo do the rest.
- "It's simply the most fluid way to add detail, context, and insights." —
you're aware this is a list of three with an Oxford comma, right? Reads as
intentional, which is good. But "insights" is a bit weak as the third — is
there a funnier word there?
Overall — it's short, self-contained, the joke works. Doesn't overstay its
welcome, which is exactly right for what it is.