[GuB-42]

How can the editing part be a bad thing? Published writers have editors who check their work before publishing. The result is a work that is more pleasant to read and with less chances of mistakes.

This is reproducing the process with a LLM, which is a great option when you are self-publishing and when hiring a professional editor is hardly justified, as it is typically the case for blogs. LLMs are very good when it comes to the technicalities of writing, which can make them great allies for writing better blog posts. Any kind of writing, really.

Another thing to consider is that the author of the blog post here is presumably not a native English speaker, judging by his use of Italian to make a point. Even proficient non-natives will sometimes use some odd phrasing that may be distracting, even to another non-native.

All this editing is additional work people may not want to do, and that's fine, but for those who do the work, I think the result can only be better.

[rednafi]

I never said editing is bad. In fact, writing is all about writing, reading, and editing.

English is the third language I learned, and editing is indeed one of the ways I improved my writing.

What I meant to say is that there’s too much focus on the process and not enough on the substance. Emphasizing the latter is more important but gets less attention on HN.