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Honestly hilarious that Granta's response to the whole affair is asking Claude whether the writing is AI, a method I would not consider reliable, given that: 1) LLMs tend to 'both sides' these types of questions 2) The way you frame the question to the LLM matters

215 likes15 repliesPosted May 19, 2026

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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.
Opens on a negative, which reads as a warning and is harder to ignore than a claim.

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Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → List
Style: Listed out, so each point can be lifted on its own.
Tone: personal
Written for: People building with AI

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