ThePolymathicSpree
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Making out the seventh piece
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"Joyful rigor" captures so much of what tech's approach to language, writing, interaction, and, nauseatingly, imminent "erotica" flees: intimacy, patience, care, how joy and suffering are each other's consorts not enemies.
I call it “joyful rigor” when I explain this effort to my students. I don’t believe in or rather, I’m not a “suffering poet.” I’m a writer who enjoys writing. The work works on me and I’m grateful for the opportunity to delve into the process at my own pace and to be changed by it.
That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
October 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"Joyful rigor" captures so much of what tech's approach to language, writing, interaction, and, nauseatingly, imminent "erotica" flees: intimacy, patience, care, how joy and suffering are each other's consorts not enemies.
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Actually I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States with my hand on @bpl.boston.gov’s 1782 edition Aitken Bible—also known as the Bible of the Revolution.
August 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Actually I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States with my hand on @bpl.boston.gov’s 1782 edition Aitken Bible—also known as the Bible of the Revolution.