Hello there, This is because using AI for writing something as simple as a tweet or anything at all these days is nothing but laziness and most people pretending to be good at something they are not. Where's your or anyone elses creativity when all we need to do is to use our favourite AI, tell it in a very few and incoherent words what you want written and have it be done. As for your point about people with disabilities using AI or any other tool to write? I think most people as is if they tend to have a disability get an automatic pass and that is not what the writers were referring to I'd imagine, plus persons having cerebral palsy could just as well use dictation, no? Where does the use of AI come into that. I personally dislike it when people use AI to write out responses be it email, tweets or blogs what have you, might as well not bother at that point.
On Mon, 21 Jul 2025 at 10:39, <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > > > Lately, I am observing this disturbing trend on X (Twitter), where the > writing community is acting so puritanically, using its collective > arrogance to put down anyone using AI. As I opened the platform this > morning sipping my regular cup of tea, I found a writer asking why people > should use AI to compose a tweet? “Can’t they write even that?” was his > question. > > > > It annoyed me so badly that I replied with unusual fury. > > > > *“What if the user has Cerebral Palsy? What if he or she cannot hold their > fingers steady to type on a touchpad? Should they always post their tweets > with typos to prove that they are not using AI? Stop being condescending. I > wish the world is as neat, as perfect, and as able as you imagine, but > unfortunately it is not.”* > > > > I am not sure if I should have exploded the way I did, but it annoys me to > no end when people sneer at someone who they think uses technology because > they are less capable as writers. Probably because it hits closer to home. > > > > I frequently point out to people that I have been a writer for twenty-five > years (and I have written without AI). I am totally blind and use laptops > and smartphones with screen readers. I used to put out tweets and social > media posts with typos because the screen reader may not read something > properly or the platform itself could be so frustratingly inaccessible for > my screen reader. But with AI, I find a way to post a tweet that reads > clean. > > > > Rather than focusing on what I say, they are worried about what tools I > use to say it, which is none of anyone’s business, so long as I do not > openly copy or plagiarise, which I do not do or approve. > > > > If the use of technology is your problem, we have been using some form of > writing assistance for centuries. The dictionary gives us the meaning of a > word. Will it be a fair argument if I say that you should write without a > dictionary because it somehow helps you write better? What about > spellcheckers? How many times do you notice the red line below the word or > sentence you type and click to correct it? > > > > Funnily enough, people even approve of tools like Grammarly and Hemingway > but have a problem with AI. They should realise that no “writer” worth his > or her salt would copy-paste stuff from AI. If they do, they are not > writers but feel the need to communicate for purposes other than merely > writing. This is how technology democratises writing, whether we like it or > not. > > > > I am happy that those writing on platforms like Substack are at least not > snobbish and come with a genuine interest in understanding AI and adapting > it to their work. > > > > P.S.: This is composed entirely without AI because I am able to sit > comfortably at my writing station with the laptop on and the best keyboard > I can use without worrying about hurting my fingers. This will not always > be the case when I feel like putting out a tweet or responding to someone. > > > > *What about you? How has your experience been while using AI tools as a > blind content creator or communicator? I would love to hear your thoughts.* > > > > Subramani > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. 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