Is proofreading dead?
Steve from Quora asks:
Why does the practice of proofreading content before it's posted seem to be a thing of the past?
I remember when a typo was a huge deal. People would basically ignore your point if you had a grammar mistake.
But things changed after AI tools like ChatGPT came out in 2023. Now, if I read something that is 100% perfect, I actually get a bit suspicious. When the grammar is clinical and every sentence is perfectly aligned, it feels like a machine wrote it.
A small mistake here or there is almost like a signal that there's a real person behind the keyboard. It feels more honest.
The internet is also just much faster than it used to be. When I started blogging in 2006, things felt slower. Today, I’ve realized that if I spend an hour proofreading a post, I’ll probably get stuck in my head and never hit publish.
I’ve had to learn to let go of that perfectionism. Perfectly edited drafts don't help anyone if they stay in my folder. As long as my point is clear and the message is helpful, I’m okay with a few lapses.
Being helpful is more important to me than being perfect.
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