Anyone else feel like you can't just sit down and type out a post anymore?

Oct 30, 2026 — John Way

Anyone else feel like you can't just sit down and type out a post anymore?

It used to be thought → write → post. 

Now, it's thought → write → worry if it sounds like AI → "humanize" → post. 

Is this the new normal now?

Imagine it's 2030 and Claude Opus SwarmBringer just released…

Me (sitting down to write): The best 60s intro doesn't spend 60 seconds on what you do. It spends 60s on how you're different.

Claude: ⚠ May read as AI-generated. Pattern detected: "It's not X, it's Y." Rephrase. 

Me thinks: Good catch! I was thinking like an AI.

Me (rewriting): Spend your 60s intro on how you're different, not what you do.

[Ding, Suggested Post]: *LinkedInGuru* (1M followers): Top 25 latest AI Slop tells... #4. If your post uses the word "you," it's slop. Real humans don't address the reader.

Me thinks: I was almost slop!

Me (removing the "you"s): A 60s intro works best when it focuses on differentiation.

Claude: ⚠ Too polished. Too professional. Suggestion: add a personal note.

Me thinks: Yes, I keep forgetting to be more human.

Me (rewriting): A 60s intro, in my experience, works best when it focuses on differentiation. It's a lesson I learned the hard way.

Claude: ⚠ AI tell: starting a sentence with “It”.

Me (rewriting): A 60s intro, in my experience, works best when it focuses on differentiation. That was, at one point, a major life lesson I learned.

Claude: ✓ 100% human.

Me thinks: Finally sound human. [Post]

Meanwhile, my readers: What is John doing? Bland, generic → Unfollow.