John Nosta on Language

When Writing Becomes Detached From Thought

The written word earned its authority because it preserved ideas. But also because it seemed to carry the trace of a person behind them. That authority is now being weakened by AI that can generate language without the lived experience or the cognitive burden that once stood behind the words.

That may be why so much of today's posts and prose feel strangely vacant. Language has become easier to separate from the human mind that once gave it both substance and meaning.