“Ideas Over Keystrokes” argues that the value of writing lies in thinking, synthesis, and intellectual leverage: not in the manual act of typing. AI is framed as a drafting tool that accelerates iteration and removes friction, not a substitute for judgment or expertise. I’m not Jack Kerouac; I’m building arguments, not mythology, and this isn’t beat poetry. The piece reframes authorship in terms of cognitive depth and usefulness rather than artisanal labour.