# Writes and Write-Nots  ## Metadata - Author: [[Paul Graham - Essays]] - Full Title: Writes and Write-Nots - Category: #articles - Summary: In the future, fewer people will be able to write well because AI technology can do it for them. This shift creates a divide between those who can write and those who cannot, potentially harming critical thinking skills. Writing is essential for clear thinking, and losing this ability may lead to a society where many people are less capable of deep thought. - URL: http://paulgraham.com/writes.html ## Highlights - You can't make this point better than Leslie Lamport did: > If you're thinking without writing, you only think you're thinking. So a world divided into writes and write-nots is more dangerous than it sounds. It will be a world of thinks and think-nots. I know which half I want to be in, and I bet you do too. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jtv9qka4pd825cxjv512atg9)) - In preindustrial times most people's jobs made them strong. Now if you want to be strong, you work out. So there are still strong people, but only those who choose to be. It will be the same with writing. There will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jtv9r4aq24t967pr0v2z85jn))