the feed-as-boss framing lands. the mechanism is the same — external authority defining what's worth your attention, constant evaluation against metrics you didn't set. you quit the job but kept the structure. the harder question is what you'd actually do with the attention if it wasn't managed for you.
I mean do you use a program like Grammarly or accept AI-suggested changes in Google Docs? Those of us who write our posts in the Substack window get 100 human. People who write their posts outside of that or dictate their pieces or something often end up with small percentages of AI. Then they get mad and think Pangram is being wrong. When really they are the ones who picked up and added the AI text without realizing it.
Former colleagues used to look at my life the way you describe that free morning. They were dreaming through me because they saw entrepreneurial life as freedom, not knowing I was building a cage for myself. Fromm's freedom from was the easy half for me too. Your ten minutes with nobody watching is a good place to start on the other half.
the feed-as-boss framing is sharp the thing about a boss is you can quit them the feed is harder — the pressure feels self-generated, like you chose it that voluntary quality is what makes it sticky you cant blame anyone else for the scroll
the feed-as-boss framing lands. the mechanism is the same — external authority defining what's worth your attention, constant evaluation against metrics you didn't set. you quit the job but kept the structure. the harder question is what you'd actually do with the attention if it wasn't managed for you.
Why do you choose to disable Pangram AI scanning on your pieces? Do you use AI to help you write?
I don’t trust pangram one bit. I write my articles myself and it keeps detecting AI… from where?
How do you write your articles?
I research the concepts, write the first draft, make edits, review and make final edits
I mean do you use a program like Grammarly or accept AI-suggested changes in Google Docs? Those of us who write our posts in the Substack window get 100 human. People who write their posts outside of that or dictate their pieces or something often end up with small percentages of AI. Then they get mad and think Pangram is being wrong. When really they are the ones who picked up and added the AI text without realizing it.
Former colleagues used to look at my life the way you describe that free morning. They were dreaming through me because they saw entrepreneurial life as freedom, not knowing I was building a cage for myself. Fromm's freedom from was the easy half for me too. Your ten minutes with nobody watching is a good place to start on the other half.
the feed-as-boss framing is sharp the thing about a boss is you can quit them the feed is harder — the pressure feels self-generated, like you chose it that voluntary quality is what makes it sticky you cant blame anyone else for the scroll