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		vundercind on Oct 30, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gross Apple Marketing The signaling value of knowing how to writey words good is dead. More dead even than a coffin-nail, and assuredly that of a door (thanks, Dickens). Signaling through speaking will become even more important. Get thy children to debate club, seminar-based classes (hope you're rich!), theater, and hell, I dunno, ToastMasters Junior or whatever.

sizzle on Oct 31, 2024 [–]

You know they can use those AI generated words to create an outline of talking points right?

That too is also going to be dead if we follow that logic.

vundercind on Oct 31, 2024 | [–]

Talking points only go so far in conversation or argument. Hell, even in a presentation or speech.

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