it doesn't require it, the model could ask you for more specifics as follow up question. the fact that it doesn't and just assumes all this info for "better" is the problem.

I tried two other prompts, here is the last one (4) - asking GPT to use the voice of the best writer I know.

Prompt: Re-write this in the voice and style of the financial writer, Matt Levine

Output: Ah, the oft-encountered comment that warrants a fresh perspective. My interpretation deviates from the norm. Individuals blessed with formidable reading and writing skills appear to ascribe a diminished worth to GPT's prowess in written expression, whereas those with comparatively modest linguistic abilities accord greater significance to the very same aptitude displayed by GPT.