Fuck NaNoWriMo-the-organisation
They dropped an official statement that is absolute clownshoes.
We also want to be clear in our belief that the categorical condemnation of Artificial Intelligence has classist and ableist undertones, and that questions around the use of AI tie to questions around privilege.
I'm sorry it's what?
Being against Large Larceny "AI" Writing Stuff is what?!
Are you even listening to the words coming out of your mouth?
Classism. Not all writers have the financial ability to hire humans to help at certain phases of their writing. For some writers, the decision to use AI is a practical, not an ideological, one. The financial ability to engage a human for feedback and review assumes a level of privilege that not all community members possess.
Oooh, I see. You're running cover fire for the "Everything Is AI" grifter chucklefucks by turning basic fucking things like spell checkers into "AI".
You know, there's such things as friends and communities that would be happy to do these things? For Free-As-In-Beer-Or-You-Read-Mine-I'll-Read-Yours? But then you nuked yours, didn't you? Ancient versions of Ms Word or whatever still exist as well, and still work.
Also, "oh those poor poors need all the help they can get"... Classist much?
Ableism. Not all brains have same abilities and not all writers function at the same level of education or proficiency in the language in which they are writing. Some brains and ability levels require outside help or accommodations to achieve certain goals.
Who's being ableist now? *seethes in "differently able"*
General Access Issues. All of these considerations exist within a larger system in which writers don't always have equal access to resources along the chain. For example, underrepresented minorities are less likely to be offered traditional publishing contracts,
I'm sorry just how fucking far into the weeds are we by now?
Also, you know, just some more casual -ist shit.
Anyway, I don't do NaNoWriMo because I'm not wired that way, but... yeah.
