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That's funny! But I hardly think these templates will be responsible for destroying the Internet. If you are a great writer you probably don't need templates, or you will be able to turn even the crappiest template into something interesting. If you are a beginning writer/blogger, templates can be a starting point to explore different kinds of writing, and may be what makes you write even on days you feel you have nothing to write about (whether you should or not is up for debate). In time, you may become a better writer because of it. Or not. Anyhow, the templates are free to use or not use.
This looks very interesting. However, I am not sure if I understand how would I best use this. Are there examples on how to best use? Apologies if this is a very naive question.
The general idea is to read the template, and jot down your own ideas below. You can also try to question whatever ideas you have with questions, or just read the stuff in the sidebars to see if you get more ideas. I see these templates as a starting point, and then you can go on and research your article as needed. I can record a video in a week or two showing how I would use it, but hopefully people will use these in different ways :-)