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Re:I am definitely missing the pre-AI writing era by margalabargala on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @12:34AM (#47582791)
> I'm not sure exactly what you meant by "new-age self-help" books

They're using it as a pejorative, so it's a blanket term meaning "books with ideas I don't understand and therefore dislike".

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Re:I am definitely missing the pre-AI writing era by throw4847285 on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @08:42AM (#47586511)
I agree that many of the books they're likely talking about are bad, but at least be correct about what makes them bad!
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