Copycat Inkhaven 2 retrospective
A 30-day daily posting grind on LessWrong leads to self-hatred and quality concerns.
In a candid retrospective on LessWrong, user Dentosal shares their experience with the 'Copycat Inkhaven 2' challenge — a 30-day commitment to publish one post every day. The user admits the process was not enjoyable, describing it as a forced grind driven by self-hatred and defiance after consulting Claude AI, which paradoxically energized them to continue. They wrote half of the posts as shortform or tweet-sized texts, many of which they deemed low-quality and unfit for the LessWrong platform.
Dentosal highlights the conflict between time constraints and quality: good posts take 10+ hours, but a full-time job and social life leave no room for such dedication. They experimented with tagging one post with the community-created 'Inkhaven' tag, only to receive instant downvotes, which they admit is a small sample but still feels like a betrayal. The user leaves readers to ponder the erosion of public good from low-quality content on LessWrong, while noting they have drafts for five better posts and plan to attend future IRL events.
- Dentosal wrote daily for 30 days with zero buffer, relying on Claude AI for motivation.
- Half of the posts were shortform or tweet-sized, leading to dissatisfaction with quality.
- Using the Inkhaven tag resulted in instant downvotes, causing feelings of betrayal despite small sample size.
Why It Matters
Reveals the personal cost of maintaining high-volume writing in the LessWrong AI community.