Re-encode a JPEG hundreds of times and you get fractal noise. No detail survives long enough to matter, and the structure just dissolves. Not from any single dramatic event - each pass looks almost identical to the one before - the degradation only shows in aggregate, and by then it’s too late to recover what’s lost.
Spot the AI Structure Symmetrical architecture (intro → 3 body → restated conclusion) Paragraphs are roughly equal length Every point gets equal weight — nothing lingers, nothing is rushed Modular paragraphs — reorder them and nothing breaks Phrasing “X isn’t Y — it’s Z” — definitional reframe presented as revelation, never defended “Doesn’t X. Y’s.” — the same move in disguise, just split across…
