Post #682908
2026-03-17 01:10 UTC
"As for the stuff in your computer that pretends to correct your punctuation or grammar, disable it. These programs are on a pitifully low level of competence; they’ll chop your sentences short and stupidify your writing. Competence is up to you."
— Ursula Le Guin, Steering the Craft
#UrsulaLeGuin #fuckAI
Replies (3)
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@oscarjiminy@aus.social 2026-03-17 02:14
@fullfathomfive what a gift she was to the world
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@Su_G@aus.social 2026-03-17 05:43
@fullfathomfive “Competence is up to you.” Ursula calls it. Yes, she was a gift to the world. 🙂
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@TheDonsieLass@mas.to 2026-03-17 07:28
@fullfathomfive A different perspective: the dyslexic, autistic and other folks who struggle to write for general audiences without "stuff in [the] computer" like spell and grammar checks in word processors are not incompetent. By not considering these writers in such a take, we are reminded that exclusion and ableism can be perpetuated by quotes even from a darling like Le Guin