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		sneak 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I do not want AI to "polish" me My work is running a business where I sell my time and skills. If I don’t bring my identity, I don’t make sales. My business is an extension of who I am (and my decades of experience). My identity helps customers understand that. It’s part of a brand story.

layer8 8 months ago [–]

I was with you until you mentioned “brand”. You don’t need your identity to be a “brand”. Even more, it tends to be detrimental, because “story” implies inauthenticity.

pietrrrek 8 months ago | [–]

A story is just a sequence of events, it does not necessarily have to be fictional (i.e. inauthentic).

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