I built PlotGround because the conversation about AI and work is loud, but it's mostly happening at 30,000 feet — reports, predictions, hot takes. What I kept wanting was the ground-level view: not "AI will transform 40% of jobs," but what did last Tuesday actually look like for you, and how is it different from a year ago? The problem I was trying to solve is that those stories are everywhere and nowhere. People are living through real, specific changes to their work — a copywriter who now edits instead of writes, a support rep whose whole queue shifted, someone who got hired because of AI and someone who got let go by it — but there was no calm, honest place to put them. Somewhere without company names, without a pitch, without the algorithm rewarding the spiciest take. My approach changed a lot along the way. It started as a tightly curated archive — I personally reviewed and published every story, because I was scared of what an open door might let in. But the more stories came through, the more I realized the value was in the range and honesty of the voices, and that gatekeeping was the bottleneck. So I rebuilt it as an open platform: anyone can sign up, publish their own story (anonymously if they want), comment, and follow the people whose experiences resonate. The editorial instinct is still there as a safety net, but the mic is now open.

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