likes, comments, whatever this is. feedback inevitably leads to optimisation; optimisation leads to dullardry. you still have a chance. turn it off."
Rachel Hill
Published May 11, 2026
i keep harping on about this, but nothing is more fatal for writing as a craft than feedback systems: likes, comments, whatever this is. feedback inevitably leads to optimisation; optimisation leads to dullardry. you still have a chance. turn it off.
