[ednite]

Hey ModernMech, Ed Nite here. Not AI, just a guy with too much imagination (and yes, a pen name). I’m a real software dev who’s spent years building and supporting B2B platforms as a solo dev. Lately, I’ve been leaning into the creative side, blogging, writing, and soon, YouTube. My ego even likes to think AI sounds like me (wink).

[ModernMech]

Hi Ed, this is clearly AI generated content: https://mindthenerd.com/the-delegation-paradox-how-letting-g... Not just AI editing for grammar as you tried to say elsewhere. It's not early from your blogging either, it's from 2 weeks ago.

This makes me feel you are not being forthright, and you are trying to take us for fools. What's worse, you are trying to profit off it.

TFA you submitted today tries to hide it better, but there's no reason to be quoting Marcus Aurelius twice in one blog post until you realize they're affiliate links... which is like every link on your blog.

I'm not going to speak for everyone, but personally I'd prefer this style of content not be posted here.

[evanelias]

Even some of his HN comments on this page feel AI-generated... for example I see one use of "You're absolutely right", one "You're right", and two "You are right". Meaningless phrases like "in true HN style". And space-filling excessive positivity like "Your comment is appreciated and heard. That’s the beauty of learning new things, you try, you stumble, and you learn from your mistakes."

Even the primary anecdote of the post simply doesn't seem realistic to me. Why would you ask an LLM whether a domain name idea is good or terrible? That's an entirely subjective opinion question with no right or wrong answer! And chatbots are widely known for being sycophantic anyway, so the response will just depend on how the question was framed.

OP, if you're actually writing this stuff entirely by hand, you've internalized AI writing style to a disturbing degree.

[ednite]

I do tend to write more fluff than substance, working on it. Thanks for the comment.

[ednite]

Hey ModernMech, being transparent here and appreciate your take on this. I always start from a blank page and go through several drafts. I do run my raw format through AI to fix flaws and polish grammar, but the ideas, narrative, and structure are mine. If the tool changes the narrative, I don't use it. Simple as that.

For me, AI is sitll a time-saver, like other grammar tools, so I can focus on the message.

I had hoped people would focus more on the message than the craft and tools, but I understand now. Lesson learned, and I’ll keep working on it.

I'm listening to my audience and improving my writing as I chronicle my life experiences.

I don’t use AI to push sales. In fact, I shut down AdSense within minutes of approval because monetizing isn’t my goal right now. Yes, i use affiliate links to books I’ve personally found useful (and love quoting them) and hope others will too, but I’ve been debating removing those as well, the same way I did with ads, if it hurts the reader’s experience. I'm thinking the affiliates don't readers, but I may be wrong.

I’m new to this space and still learning how to be authentic online. This community is actually the only place I share my writing, and as you can see i'm stumbling a lot, but I’m listening, learning, and I genuinely appreciate everyone’s feedback, yours included.