Some Assembly Required*

Some Assembly Required*

I stopped writing and went quiet to rethink how I work. Here's why — and where it's headed.

Christopher Smith
Apr 23, 2026
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This is my first long read in a while, not because I had nothing to say, but because I was too busy learning to say it properly.

That’s the thing about writing honestly about AI and creative practice — you can’t fake the reps. You either know what you’re talking about from the inside, or you’re just repackaging someone else’s observations with better voc…

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