Thank you for this essay. As a new writer, I can't say I miss the good old days, but I do feel the AI wants me to publish more often than I have time to create quality essays. I think what you are saying is that we should stick with quality and exist in a parallel universe where good writing is enough. I'm with you. And by the way, I have appreciated your work since I started paying last summer. You are one of the authors I can count on to deliver when i click on their story.