The Orthogonal Bet Evan Armstrong on Launching The Leverage and Rethinking Tech Media
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Jul 30, 2025 
Evan Armstrong, the insightful writer behind The Leverage, shares his journey from tech innovator to independent publisher. He explores the evolution of tech media and the role of newsletters in fostering authentic reader relationships. Evan emphasizes the need for deeper narratives and lyrical writing in a fast-paced digital age. The conversation also touches on the balance between technology and the humanities, the influence of AI in writing, and the importance of rekindling curiosity within the tech sector. His passion for merging beauty with substance shines throughout.
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AI as Editorial Partner
- AI excels as an editorial partner that pushes and elevates writer thinking rather than generating perfect text.
- Using AI tools lets Evan write better and faster while maintaining creative effort and high standards.
AI Can Promote Intellectual Laziness
- Widespread AI use risks intellectual laziness and lowering societal reading and writing skills.
- The default AI path may produce a less-informed, less-critical society lacking deep engagement with content.
Fight Intellectual Docility with AI
- To avoid intellectual docility, people must deliberately harness AI to think more deeply and create more.
- This requires education and practice to partner with AI rather than become passive consumers.
