“Writing is a core human activity.”

How writing in 2026 is more private than public. (Issue #450) Women’s Services in France, 1919, by the Q.M.A.A.C, via Imperial War Museum/Wikimedia Commons Last week , we discussed the findings in Medium’s 2026 State of Writing Report , including the rise of AI tools that writers have been using as part of their process. This week, we wanted to dig deeper into the why .