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Fuck up a book for me please
(lemmy.world)
A place for all those who loathe machine-learning to discuss things, post articles, and ridicule the AI hype. Proud supporter of working people. And proud booer of SXSW 2024.
I actually really like this, flowery language is used to "I'm 14 and this is deep"-ify simple concepts. Language is for communication, I wish it was used that way more.
If you are communicating facts and instructions, I agree.
If you are communicating visions, emotions, feelings and other mental images then flowery is exactly what you need.
Imagine how thin lord of the rings would be without flowery words.
I don't agree, you can be explicit and simple while still communicating complex ideas- but it is a difficult skill. And an emotion is a generally a pretty complex idea.
I do agree that creative writing can be fun (honestly more for the reader than the writer, most of what I write on here was probably more fun for me to write than for anyone to read), but it is still just entertainment and not some sacred art form. I'll cope next time I hear someone describe some as "X gold". No, lithium isn't white gold, it's just an in-demand resource. Just say it's valuable if you want to. Analogizing something to gold isn't creative, it's an overdone trope.