My/Pref/Writing/Don't be an Attention Vampire; Lower the Drama
- Most of our modern world is a trap for human attention. Avoid framing things in a way that increases drama.
- Don't write that you "found the smoking gun" unless you are writing a murder mystery.
- Don't say we can "kill two birds with one stone" if there's a way to communicate what you need without killing things. These days every YouTube video or x.com tweet is about how "X is the new Y killer." This type of framing is immature and not part of the world I want to bring about.
- People are frazzled these days; acknowledge their limitations and help them out. Global warming is a big problem these days, let's chill out the vibes on here planet earth.