• GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    When I did essays and the like in school, I didn’t have AI to lean on, and the hardest part of doing any essay was… How the fuck do I start this thing?

    I think that this is a big part of education and learning though. When you have to stare at a blank screen (or paper) and wonder “How the fuck do I start?” Having to brainstorm write shit down 50 times, edit, delete, start over. I think that process alone makes you appreciate good writing and how difficult it can be.

    My opinion is that when you skip that step you skip a big part of the creative process.

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      2 months ago

      That’s a fair argument. I don’t refute it.

      I only wish I had any coaching when it was my turn, to help me through that. I figured it out eventually, but still. I wish.

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      2 months ago

      If not arguably the biggest part of the creative process, the foundational structure that is