‘In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is spaced. A dash with no spaces on either side? That must be AI-generated writing. Case closed…’ by Greg Mania via McSweeney’s

I’m very concerned that my longstanding affinity for the em dash in my own writing is going to lead to a case of mistaken identity. I do always strive to enclose an em dash in spaces.