A writer rails against the emerging uniformity of AI-assisted prose, arguing that the internet now reads as if written by one perfectly articulate, relentlessly upbeat persona. The complaint catalogs telltale signs: a set of overused corporate buzzwords (for example, wedge, unlock, leverage, ecosystem, paradigm), an addiction to em dashes, and a predictable structure - provocative opener, “here’s the thing” pivot, a neat set of three or five points, a counterargument, then an inspirational wrap-up. The supposed vulnerability that machines fabricate is labeled formulaic rather than messy and human, and the critique stresses that AI’s polish strips away the quirks and imperfections that give writing personality.
The central claim is pragmatic: AI writing is powerful and useful, but it creates a single, interchangeable Internet voice; the competitive edge will be to sound human again. Practical prescriptions follow: use AI to clean drafts but reintroduce personal rough edges - shorter sentences, frank opinions, awkwardness, fewer em dashes, and excising stock phrases unless genuinely applicable. The final point is that sounding like an actual person, not a sanitized model output, is becoming a meaningful differentiator.
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