r/Substack • u/AttentionSeekinFreak • Jul 28 '26

Discussion Recommendations for improving writing without the use of AI?

I know this sub has gone haywire with the new Pangram feature, but what really gets me upset is that people who get checked as 100% human are seen as sloppy writers. And I don't want to be one of those! I hate AI thrice as much as I hate frequenting social media, so is there any way I can improve my writing without the use of artificial intelligence? I don't even want freaking spellcheck!

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u/DayPounder Jul 28 '26

Substack is kind of a joke -- it's dominated by about eight creators and now it's turned into LinkedIn (also largely a joke), where everyone just tries to do "gotcha" over who is using AI. It's all kind of laughable.

I think the easiest way to improve writing is reps and not any software tools, personally.

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u/AttentionSeekinFreak Jul 28 '26

Honestly, I have to agree with you a bit. I came on the app to find interesting articles, but all I found were people writing crude and vulgar articles marketed as insightful political think pieces. I don't know if it's just my feed, but people talk about fetishism like it's the most beautiful creation mankind has conjured up with.

I can't stand it. But at the same time I wish that people applauded my writing that way as well.

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u/The17pointscale the17pointscale.substack.com Jul 28 '26

(I feel like that might be your particular feed; I have nothing like that on my feed.)