As I baked these cookies, I thought…
Does a writer need a reader to call himself an author? Does something cooked need to be eaten to have a chef? Must a painting be viewed to be a painting at all? Books on art, philosophy, and the meaning of life have long answers to these questions — ancient Greek thinkers discussed it ad nauseum.
Does one thing need another to be itself? Does black need white to be black? Does a sound need an ear?
If a tree falls…
On the writing question, I think the answer is Yes. A writer needs a reader to be an author, like a sound needs an ear. The ear makes the sound. A reader makes an author. This distinguishes AI text from a human author. But locked in solitary confinement, the writer himself can be the necessary reader. Just as I write these words, perhaps read by no one except future Paul, I like to think I become an author.
HERE is the recipe I used, using chocolate instead of white chips.
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