This does have me thinking more about what causes things to look AI-generated. The uncanny valley effect. It seems like some people don't like the header image but I thought that was a nice touch to have a visual element.
What's ironic is I normally use ChatGPT but they have a bug that caused my account to be downgraded so I didn't have my "normal" AI tool today.
A friend of mine recently used an LLM to help write a condolence card, and I found that appalling.
Who I am as a person is the sum of my experiences, and I'm not even talking about the great cornerstones but random stuff. Like that one time I accidentally still had our cordless house phone in my pocket as a kid when I went to play in the woods and lost it there. There are thousands of these little things, and it's what makes you unique and influences how you talk and think. I am saddened by the thought of "not using AI will be like not using a word processor soon". It will grind away all the little weirdness, all the little unique aspects. I would have loved to read "apotheosis". I didn't even know that word!
I understand that fear of the sea of lowest common denominator. My hope is that it will help us create even better writing, music, etc. and appreciate it even more.
Keep up the great writing, and don't be afraid to use the words that come to your mind, whether they're "flowery" or not. :)
P.S. I still sometimes think about that phone from the 90s when I'm taking a walk in those woods. It's gotta be in there somewhere! Haha.