This morning I rec’d spelling mistakes over on my PI account and thought I’d share here as well :)

I don't think I would have said this a few years ago, but I'm finding myself feeling a sense of endearment whenever I'm reading some personal essays/projects and encounter a spelling mistake (took a break from a fan fic I was reading to come say this Imao). Even when I'm texting my friends and a typo slips out because I have my auto-correction off, it reminds me that not everything has to be filtered through tech.

It was obviously my anti-AI sentiment that made this thought emerge. Symbols of humanity such as these ones are going to become more and more valuable as soulless, hyper-polished AI writing continues to flood our lives.

Beyond the obvious though, I think that holding space for mistakes when people communicate—and are very clearly trying—is a huge step toward inclusive spaces. I notice a lot of pseudo-intellectuals correcting people for the sake of feeling superior and gatekeeping. Most of the time, this is not only rooted in classism, but also in outdated purist rhetorics.

Obviously, literacy is so important and we must continue to advocate for it, but there's a clear difference between willful ignorance and just being human.