1. The first video game I can remember playing is Prince of Persia for the Apple. Both the game and the Apple belonged to an aunt's boyfriend.

It's like, why surf the worldwide slop when you could skate for real?

Hi, Mark. Just wanted to say that I'm new to querying lit agents, and I appreciate your posts. They've helped me understand the process better.

Uh...Ash? But that's....that's a rough day at the office...

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Bringing it back to gen AI, and hopefully ending on a positive note, I think the students who "get" what writing means end up "getting" how this tech is antithetical to why we write. They want something meaningful, not "efficient," and certainly not artificial.

But I hope we'll keep in mind that there are students whose faces light up when they're reminded that this demanding labor of making themselves understood is worth it because they connect with other people.

There obviously a lot more going on here re: writing being disrespected, and the value and purpose of education.

But, no, this isn't something that matters to [insert occupation here]. Only tasks that directly relate to [insert occupation here] are worth doing because only when the student's in [insert occupation here] will they finally be in The Middle Class, Where Nothing Bad Can Ever Hurt Them Again Amen.

Like how ubiquitous content just seems to appear and we don't really know who's making it and distributing it.

Besides exploring their thoughts, giving their thoughts structure, and finding language that clarified and excites, this specific assignment also prompts students to learn about memes in general, the origins of "This Is Fine" (shout out to KC Green), and potentially troubling facets of 21st C. tech.

There are still students who aren't convinced. They seem to see the value of the labor of writing to be the thing which they are asked to write. A specific rhetorical situation - say, a rhetorical analysis of the "This Is Fine" meme - and the paper they have to write. That's all there is.