This is gonna be a quick one. (That’s what she said!)
As more AI-assisted content is pumped onto the internet daily, I’ve gradually become more fond of the ones with personality or humor.
Here are some examples that I’ve read recently:
4. Brick your phone
I would like to use this moment to declare a blood feud with my boss and Every CEO Dan Shipper. For my birthday, he gifted me Brick, a hardware device that blocks distracting apps on your phone. His explanation was vaguely that he “thought I needed it.” The bastard. To make him an even bigger bastard, he was right…
More Output, Less Effort from Every
While implementing Swidge, we realised that there are many efficiencies to be had, not just with UX but also in meta-aggregation. We also realised this problem would only get more complicated with the launch of MegaEth, Monad, Berachain, Abstract, Fogo, and many more Gen4 fast blockchains. What is a Gen4 blockchain, you ask? I don’t know. I made it up, but it sounds cool.
It’s still a bull market relax by Kain on Mirror
Even though I’m 100% sure that authors at Every (the publication quoted above) use AI to co-author the content, I still find it differentiated and memorable compared to the others I’ve read recently.
Ultimately, a personal touch always adds value, whether through anecdotes, humor, personal opinions, puns, or plot twists.
Also, since AI can generate a wall of text in a few seconds, I like content with subsections so I can jump straight to the section I want to read, especially for the long one. This makes readers feel the writers respect their time v.s., forcing them to go deep into a lengthy multi-page article so the publishers can sell more ad inventory.
Even though I focus on articles here, I believe the same applies to other media formats. Personally, I get annoyed by the essay type or longass videos that were meant to answer a simple question. Like, bruh, seriously? Why do you need 10 mins to go through the tips to avoid doomscrolling?
I know that more than 8 minutes per video is considered the best length by YouTubers, as they can put a mid-roll in the video – but this doesn’t respect your audience’s time. Whenever I see a video like this on my YouTube feed, I always click “Don’t recommend channel.” I hope you also do the same thing. Like, if you’re not a big fan of a person who keeps beating around the bush in real life, why would you act differently online?
The bottom line? In the past, I felt pressure to write in a professional, neutral tone because that’s what ‘good writing’ was supposed to sound like. But now that AI can quickly generate that kind of formal content, I feel freed to write in my authentic voice – using my style and talking like I naturally do. It’s actually a relief! If this trend of valuing human personality over polished perfection continues, I’m all for it.
