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- Writers, be wary of Throat-Clearers and Wan Intensifiers. Very, very wary.
“very” is a fraud, masquerading as a strengthener when it merely wheedles and pleads. To call someone “brilliant” is to make a bold assertion; to call someone “very brilliant” attempts to persuade others of something one appears not to truly believe. Moreover, it’s a dull adverb and encourages duller adjectives. What, after all, is “very hungry” compared with “ravenous”? What’s “very sad” up against “despondent”? Who’d want to be “very strong” when you might be “herculean”? - Elad’s hypothesis on why there has been so little market capture by the first wave of AI startups and why this wave could be different.
- A Coming-Out Party for Generative A.I., Silicon Valley’s New Craze
“So much of the world is creatively constipated, and we’re going to make it so that they can poop rainbows”