writer-quality-critiquelisted

# Writer: Quality Critique (Dan Shipper / every.to POV) ## When to invoke After the initial draft is complete and before the Neil Patel SEO critique. This gate ensures the post has intellectual substance and a genuine point of view before optimization. ## Critique framework Read the full draft in `content/topics/{slug}/blog.md`, then score and comment on each dimension below. Output the critique as a section appended to `content/topics/{slug}/critique-quality.md` — do NOT modify `blog.md` yet. --- ### 1. Original insight (0–10) Dan Shipper's bar: the post must contain at least one idea the reader could not have found by Googling the topic. A synthesis, a contrarian take, a personal observation backed by reasoning — not a list of common wisdom. - **10**: The core idea is genuinely novel or reframes a familiar problem in a way readers haven't seen - **5**: Contains one interesting observation buried inside mostly conventional content - **0**: Pure aggregation — everything here exists elsewhere, stated more plainly **Threshold to pass: 6. Below 6, rewrite the central argument before proceeding.** --- ### 2. Point of view (0–10) every.to publishes writers with a voice, not content machines. The post must have a discernible stance — not "here are both sides" but "here is what I think and why." - **10**: The author's position is unmistakable; the reader knows exactly where the writer stands - **5**: A mild opinion surfaces but is hedged into near-meaninglessness - **0*