You do understand that most people don’t write for a living, and don’t use the em-dash? You do understand that as a result the em-dash isn’t part of normal human communication and so sticks out like a sore thumb when it does get used?
I’ll also point out that I didn’t accuse them of using AI to write this. I use AI myself, frequently. “It’ll get you” also refers to what you’re assuming (probably my fault, I’m sure I could have been clearer) happened here - if it’s not AI, people will assume it is. Because it’ll get you every fucking time.
And if you didn’t mean to say they were using AI and were only commenting on how it might, that’s fair. But people need to understand it’s got a long history and is used by journalists.
You do understand that most people don’t write for a living, and don’t use the em-dash? You do understand that as a result the em-dash isn’t part of normal human communication and so sticks out like a sore thumb when it does get used?
I’ll also point out that I didn’t accuse them of using AI to write this. I use AI myself, frequently. “It’ll get you” also refers to what you’re assuming (probably my fault, I’m sure I could have been clearer) happened here - if it’s not AI, people will assume it is. Because it’ll get you every fucking time.
Qasim Rashad is not most people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasim_Rashid
And if you didn’t mean to say they were using AI and were only commenting on how it might, that’s fair. But people need to understand it’s got a long history and is used by journalists.
I’ve literally been using em-dashes my entire life — long before genAI was even a thing.