John Small: The Human Magic AI Can't Replicate in Good Writing | Practice Ground Ep. 5
John Small is a writer, editor, journalist, and the host of Small Talk a Substack newsletter, podcast, and media business about Gen X culture, creativity, and living with intention.
In this conversation, we explore why AI will never replicate the human magic that makes a piece of writing worth reading, what it means to finally write for yourself after three decades of writing for others, and the only reliable way to find meaning in a creative idea.
We discuss:
• [4:20] Why the writers who fear AI are the ones who've never actually used it
• [9:45] The fake video effect: why people tire of…
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