EP 476: Cult Value

If a chatbot writes your novel, did you really complete NaNoWriMo?

Two niche internet panics caught my eye over the last couple of weeks: a bungled AI policy by the organization that promotes National Novel Writing Month and a viral story about people hiring Strava surrogates to run for them so they can claim the kudos. And those two stories got me thinking about the ways that we delegate away the intrinsic value of other activities.

So with the help of a 1935 essay by Walter Benjamin, let's unpack the cult value of novel writing, running, and social media.

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EP 476: Cult Value
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