Alec MacGillis on AI

This is so bleak: a metro news editor ridiculing a promising job applicant for saying she wants to write her own articles rather than letting AI do so. We got into this business because we love both talking to people and digging AND then writing up what we learned. It's both.

957 likes18 repliesPosted Feb 16, 2026

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Why it worked

Follows a clear Hook → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: punchy, corporate
Written for: People building with AI

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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