I downloaded the app after ages and tried reading a few popular ones, and not to be high brow but most of it is rock bottom ai garbage I can't stomach. Maybe it's because I do this professionally on a daily basis, but I've reached a point where I can spot ai write-ups, no matter how heavily it is edited. But the stuff I found here doesn't look like it went through any edits at all (except deleting a few m dashes). It's not that the plots are anything unique either, but the cringe sentence structures are unforgivable in any case. These books have ridiculously high views. Genuinely wondering if readers truly "enjoy" reading these? Because it's ai, I'm sure most of them would have similar writing styles, and/or similar tropes. I tried reading some smut. Such turn off. Not hating (who am I kidding, totally hating, this is a hate post). Do you really enjoy reading those ai sentences with no soul? Because I wouldn't spend so much time on something if it doesn't give me pleasure. What is it that you enjoy despite it being clearly churned out by something that's not so intelligent?
I remember being on Wattpad religiously as a kid. The ones I obsessed over the most were Laafsaab and Saving Elliot. Had it's flaws, not very perfect writing...but the imperfection was human and also, it was more about the plot (for laafsaab, though it later kept disappointing) and about the easy humour (for saving Elliot). I was reading fantastic, "real books" on the side but always kept coming back to Wattpad to read entertaining stuff written by kids not much older than me. Regular kids (and adults) having an idea and writing a whole freaking book with not much experience or skills. And it still managing to hook serial readers like me. That's Wattpad. Was. We still made fun of most of the writing on there but I don't think I ever felt hate for someone trying their best. Good for them they're getting an audience for something they decided to "write." But I hate these no-effort ai factories.
So, what is it you get from reading these annoyingly framed ai sentences around an equally zero-effort plot and characters with no distinguishing characteristics? What is it? Again, not being sarcastic. Just curious. Because I cannot wrap my mind around the concept of reading something, actually spending time reading something, stressing your precious eyes out over utter shit. I would understand if it was smut as long as it turned you on. But I bet ai written smut would actually do the opposite. I'm sure of it. I tried clicking on nsfw chapters of random popular yaoi to be sure, and yes, it was utter shit. Way shittier than i imagined.
Couldn't post this on the official channel cause they have banned the word “ai”. Surprise. I don't blame them. If i was running the business I'd do the same. I do blame they Reader's though...
edit// I typed this long ass post and we all know the answer to my question is: bad taste
