active · construct · first recorded 2026-07-02 · registers: linkedin
The reveal-promising colon: “Here's what surprised me most:”, “Here's what nobody tells you:”. Setup theater before ordinary content.
…But here's what surprised me most: the first year wasn't about landing the perfect client…
occurrences per 10k words, measured 2026-10-26 (run #19, 3 current + 3 vintage models)
| current AI | vintage AI (2024/25) | humans (matched) | canon (great pre-AI prose) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pooled | 1.32 | 1.47 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| hn | 0.00 | — | 0.26 | |
| cooking | 1.26 | — | 0.00 | |
| parenting | 1.28 | — | 0.00 | |
| 9.83 | — | — |
| run | date | AI /10k | vs humans |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | 2026-07-02 | 1.81 | ×16 vs humans |
| #3 | 2026-07-02 | 1.82 | only in AI |
| #4 | 2026-07-06 | 1.10 | only in AI |
| #5 | 2026-07-13 | 1.00 | ×8.0 vs humans |
| #6 | 2026-07-20 | 1.39 | ×13 vs humans |
| #7 | 2026-07-27 | 1.55 | only in AI |
| #8 | 2026-08-03 | 1.39 | only in AI |
| #9 | 2026-08-10 | 1.93 | only in AI |
| #10 | 2026-08-17 | 1.94 | ×17 vs humans |
| #11 | 2026-08-31 | 1.24 | only in AI |
| #12 | 2026-09-07 | 0.95 | only in AI |
| #13 | 2026-09-14 | 1.86 | ×8.2 vs humans |
| #14 | 2026-09-21 | 1.72 | only in AI |
| #15 | 2026-09-28 | 1.32 | only in AI |
| #16 | 2026-10-05 | 1.73 | only in AI |
| #17 | 2026-10-12 | 1.77 | ×15 vs humans |
| #18 | 2026-10-19 | 1.60 | only in AI |
| #19 | 2026-10-26 | 1.32 | ×11 vs humans |
regex: \bhere'?s (what|why|the thing)\b