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developing your own voice
Do your own homework, read the books yourself, do your own writing, dig in, research, engage with different views. AI is not the answer. Reading and writing to develop your own voice is a lifelong pursuit. Your opinions and knowledge are precious things. That pursuit will make you more interesting, more engaging and fill your soul. The ideas you have should be the product of your own experience. Don't cheapen them by outsourcing your education to a server farm. You'll only sell yourself short.
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@Shadowbeni
Mar 24, 2025
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@BennyLiquid
I teach children how to read and write and half the time they go, “I don’t know, I just want to get the answer right” or half the time they don’t even care about that and just don’t want to write. I just want them to learn how to write WELL so that when the time comes, they can say whatever their heart and minds feel. the act of writing is precious but the skill to do it will is priceless.
Mar 25, 2025
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@leahbleh
couldn’t agree more developing a sense of identity from all the media you consume is awesome and could never be replaced by ai, humans are so cool
Mar 25, 2025
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@Shadowbeni
@LEAHBLEH not only by what you so consume but more importantly by what you create. you learn about yourself by writing and organizing your thoughts and putting image to paper or to pottery wheel. machines can’t do that for you
Mar 25, 2025

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