In other words, you want the reader to put in the work that the writer didn't. Already tired of this take. If it wasn't worth the effort for you to write, it's certainly not worth my time to read.

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If the author couldn’t be bothered to write it, why should I be bothered to read it?

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If you use AI-produced writing in humanities scholarship you are dead to me. How I evaluate that kind of writing is by crossing you off my list,

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My Inaugural Professorial Lecture at @glasgow.ac.uk has been announced: “A kind of elvish craft”: In conversation with Prof. Tolkien Myth, folklore, fairy-story, fantasy + the traditions behind the stories we tell. 9 Nov, 5pm. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-s... @uofgartshums.bsky.social

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Less than two weeks left to submit your abstracts for this year's BSLS Winter Symposium on Occult Science! We've already received some fantastic proposals, so it's shaping up to be an exciting event. @thebsls.bsky.social

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