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littlemissmartypants

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1. Garbage in. Garbage out. ...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 12:56 AM

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Proofreading is a lost art. Human beings are getting lazier and lazier. Which makes us dumber and dumber.

I proofread a friend's novel. The manuscript filled a large sized American Tourister suitcase. It took me four months.

Today, people have neither the attention span nor the inclination.

The expanded influences on societal attitudes and the sustainable growth of a true civilized society are immeasurable. AI is not the answer.

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Garbage in. Garbage out. ... littlemissmartypants Tuesday #1

Imagine lugging this in the large version over 500 miles full of paper... littlemissmartypants Tuesday #2

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