Also, there's only so much-
"he shot himself three times in the back of the head and fell out of a window" and
"I also choose this guy's dead wife" and
"if you owe the bank $1000 it's your problem and if you owe the bank $1m it's their problem" and "banana for scale" and
"take my poor man's gold"
...ad nauseam, ad infinitum.
I've tried going back. I loved Reddit. But it's a recycling dump at this stage.
In galleries of old, where art doth rest,
A tale of manhood, modest at best.
In marble and canvas, the tale is told,
Of a small appendage, brave and bold.
Through the lens of the Renaissance gaze,
In the softest light of the morning haze,
A symbol of virtue, of power restrained,
In the smallest form, manhood is gained.
Not the boast of the braggart, nor the warrior's might,
But a subtle whisper in the quiet night.
In the artist's hand, a truth unfolds,
A tale of modesty, in the tales of old.
In the eyes of the beholder, a lesson learned,
Not in size, but in virtue earned.
Dulce et decorum, the old ones say,
To bear one's self in a modest way.
So gaze upon the art of yore,
And see the truth at its very core.
In the smallest form, a tale is spun,
Of the quiet strength in every one.
I'm five times better at my job thanks to AI. My life is better. I'm happier. I'm earning more.
So, yeah, fuck these articles. They're clearly written by people who don't understand it for people who can't use it. "John replaced walking with driving a car and then he ran over a dog. Therefore cars are useless, overhyped, and bad."
That said, the less competitors that use it, the better for me.
Most lawyers, yes, are heartless capitalist fee-gouging sociopaths. But some of us do a lot to help the helpless, to our own detriment. We give everything for the underdog fighting these snakes.
So, while I don’t take the generalisation personally—because it’s largely true—please never forget the minority of broke empathetic legal practitioners toiling away behind the scenes seeking actual justice for clients.
In my job, I often ghost write extensive legal arguments for Supreme Court litigation, on behalf of Senior Counsel (we call the practice ‘devilling’).
I do weeks of research, strategy, writing, rewriting, and the senior will then submit and argue my papers as their own.
Most of the time, I don’t even get to attend. I’m not officially on record. And when I do a great job, judges might praise the senior for ‘their’ excellent work, and I’ll hear about it second-hand.
It can be hard to stomach because everyone likes affirmation and appreciation for their labour, but I’ve learned to take all my satisfaction from the work alone, and doing an excellent job.
At least in my case, I know this is how it goes so it’s never a surprise. But it’s lonely behind the scenes in a thankless role.
I empathise with the uncredited, but at the end of the day the reward is in the quality of your output.
If my cat can’t connect his relentless walking over my head while I’m sleeping, and then guiding me to his bowl, with me actually feeding him, there’s no hope for the little shit.
