Dandelion Break Gifts For Writers, 2026 - blog post by Chuck Wendig

[LJ Beck]

Excellent blog post from Chuck Wendig. Too good not to share. Fuck AI indeed.

Gifts For Writers, 2026

Every year I (try to) do a GIFTS FOR WRITERS post, which is to say, a post speaking not to the writers per se but to those fortunate (or unfortunate) souls that have writers in their lives. Writers…

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[RK Wallis]

He's such a good, unapologetic writer there's no one like him.

 

[Pamela Jo]

The worst of AI is really that we cant afford it environmentally or economically. There are uses for it in science nad medicine but it is way too costly in energy to be widespread in any kind of future where we dont starve to death. If you've ever seen Idiocracy.... AI is how they got there. I resent the film's idea that only smart people make smart people. History totally debunks that idea. But a total disconnect from reality will make you. think you can control everything. Hello tech bros.

 

[LJ Beck]

The worst of AI is really that we cant afford it environmentally or economically.

There are so many "worst of AI" things that it's kind of hard to pick one worst worst, isn't it?

In competition with the environmental and economical impacts, the lack of control over super AI and the social impacts are also key potential "worst things." :/

 

[Pamela Jo]

I see environmental collapse before they are able to "rule the world." To grow food you have to have stable weather. The countries that grow seed for farming have had record fails over the last 5 years especially because of extreme weather. Droughts, flooding wind, heat cold.... These doofus's act like they have Star Trek Replicators and famine wil just be a cool new marketing ploy for Ozempic.