once again screaming at people about her public document full of historical clothing references and resources (which had it's most recent update on the 12th of january last year!)

heystacks.com/doc/1247/cla...

Writing is a chance, for a moment, to see the world (and imagined worlds) through another human's eyes. It's creative and emphatic. It's a window into another soul. AI has none of that. It's an empty amalgamation of stolen parts.

This never should have even been a question for y'all.

Part of the appeal is discovering new writers and not knowing what they'll write next! Maybe I'll hate their next book, maybe I'll love it. Regardless, I don't have control over what they do, and I *shouldn't*. Their experiences and hopes and fears shape their writing, and connect us.

I don't do this because a) I want to support the authors I like, and b) part of the draw of the Nebulas and similar contests (and various anthologies, etc.) is that it allows me to discover new authors with new-to-me voices.

So, I understand that y'all reversed the decision- great! But genuinely- *why* would I want to buy and read a collection of stories that contains LLM "authors"? I could just go on ChatGPT and ask it to make up a story for me with all the things I like, in the style of authors I like.

100%. I'm firmly of the opinion that everyone should either work in a customer service position, or have a closed loved one who's worked customer service. Baristas have a much better idea of the needs of average Americans than congressmen.

Please, being a barista is a real job that requires actual customer service, politicians could never.

Shit my invite to the celebrations must have gotten lost in the mail.