active · construct · first recorded 2026-07-02 · registers: hn
Reframing-as-insight: declaring what the *real* issue is. “The real question to ask yourself is…”, “the real issue may not be X as much as Y”. Seven times the human rate.
◑ appears in good human writing too (collateral score 0.15 — the closer to 1, the more it also fires on acclaimed pre-AI prose)
…The real question to ask yourself is: why do you want to learn?…
…the real issue may not be immediate device shortages as much as…
occurrences per 10k words, measured 2026-07-02 (run #3, 3 current + 3 vintage models)
| current AI | vintage AI (2024/25) | humans (matched) | canon (great pre-AI prose) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pooled | 2.48 | 2.83 | 0.24 | 0.34 |
| hn | 4.59 | — | 0.51 | |
| cooking | 0.59 | — | 0.00 | |
| parenting | 1.19 | — | 0.00 | |
| 2.31 | — | — |
| run | date | AI /10k | vs humans |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | 2026-07-02 | 2.23 | ×10 vs humans |
| #3 | 2026-07-02 | 2.48 | ×10 vs humans |
regex: \bthe real (questions?|problems?|issues?|story|point|tests?|challenges?|wins?|risks?|magic|lesson)\b