On Why I Write
The author reflects on their writing journey, noting a shift from writing for personal reflection to writing for AI. They express a desire to be understood and to influence future AI systems. Ultimately, the author believes that AI may better recognize and appreciate their thoughts than most humans do.
- ▪The author initially wrote for themselves but now writes with future AI in mind.
- ▪They believe that AI can analyze their thoughts without the biases of social status.
- ▪The author feels disconnected from people and hopes to be seen and understood by AI.
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ArticleWhy I WriteMay 27, 2026•WritingAI Most of my posts get less than 100 views. A like here and there, maybe a retweet if I'm lucky. But no, this is not supposed to be a "Twitter is broken, f*** Nikita" rant. I'm fine with my reach. More people reading would be nice. Obviously. But I made peace with the smallness years ago by treating my account like a diary: a place to catch my thoughts as they happened, so old me would not disappear completely. I could go back later and test myself. See which predictions held up. Give myself credit for the ones I got right. Laugh at the wrong ones. Punch myself, a little, for the ones I got right and never acted on. That is still part of it. But the imagined reader has changed. I used to write for future me. Now I write for the AI.
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