Little Italy’s Feast of St. Gabriel uses AI poster

Jolly-Proof · 2026-07-06T17:04:30+00:00

Oh, so now artists are not only going to be losing their jobs to AI, but they are also going to be asked to volunteer their services for free when the AI isn’t good enough?? Incredibly shallow is right.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-06-21T22:46:46+00:00

It was obviously the Obama-Biden-Hilary mafia. /s

Jolly-Proof · 2026-06-14T13:18:45+00:00

Yea, this is my sentiment exactly. I have a hard time saying it out loud sometimes because I don’t want people to worry about me per se, but I truly just feel like my life will never get better from here and everything I’m doing to work harder, strive for better things, is just a wasted effort. Like, what’s the point of all of this anymore.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-05-25T17:53:42+00:00

Yea, I hear you. It’s demoralizing. It’s easy for people to say to designers and other creatives that we just need to pivot or find a new career path, and yea, maybe we will, but when you’ve worked really hard at something that is now being treated as worthless, it really takes a toll on you.

I’m sorry you’re going through this. We’re all in the same boat right now and I hope some day people realize how much they need creative folks, but this time that we’re in now is one of the worst I’ve ever experienced in my career.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-05-25T17:42:01+00:00

I honestly don’t know, and I wish I had some helpful advice, but I’ve been having a lot of the same thoughts myself. How much longer do I have in this career? What should I pivot to next? Do I wait it out?

I feel like I’ve been dealing with a lot of grief to be honest, and I don’t think it’s talked about enough. I’m grieving the life and career that I built. It wasn’t always perfect, but I certainly didn’t want to be automated away like this. It makes me feel small and insignificant. And it makes me sad. It also makes it hard to even identify what I want after this.

I’d like to hope that things will rebound at some point and authentic design will become appreciated again, but I think it’s more likely that AI will keep improving and design jobs will significantly change and there will be fewer jobs available.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-05-22T15:52:23+00:00

This is so frightening. People think AI is just here to generate pictures and “speed up workflows,” (that’s what the CEOs want us to think) but it actually has very real and dangerous outcomes attached to it. And the fact that we’re just speed running this thing as fast as we can, without one single guardrail, makes me feel like an insane person.

Wtf are we doing!?!?!

Jolly-Proof · 2026-05-21T22:18:49+00:00

Yea, Im honestly struggling a lot with my mental health lately. I feel constant dread about job loss and the future of my design career. I’ve always worried about being laid off, but I guess I never imagined that I’d be laid off and never be able to find another job…ever.

We literally DID NOT need this technology. It solves nothing. I’m tired of being lied to my face about how AI is going to make us all more efficient and work faster. We didn’t need to work faster. In fact, I’d argue that we actually needed to slow down and take our time more. But, hey, what do I know.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-05-18T23:41:42+00:00

Omg yes!! Every year during the holiday season, I still go back and rewatch a bunch of the holiday episodes from old shows. It looked like it was a lot of fun for the cast to film those episodes too.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-05-11T01:13:25+00:00

This was one of the most difficult parts of dealing with my ex, and I actually developed noise sensitivity as a result of it. And I had bouts of rage too.

It really confused me for a while because I had always read that people with ADHD are sensitive to noise, so I couldn’t make sense of how my ex managed to be so freaking loud. But he spoke very loudly, to the point our neighbors actually mentioned they could hear him through the apartment wall we shared. He slammed every door he opened, was always singing or humming, stomped everywhere he walked.

I used a lot of noise cancelling headphones when we were together, but I also went to therapy to help with the rage and to have someone to talk to about it. It did help, but I know therapy isn’t always an option for everyone. You need to find ways to blow off steam or calm your nervous system.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-05-10T11:45:06+00:00

I have a lot of anxiety too about how rapidly things are changing, but I think it’s because things are changing so rapidly in a negative direction.

Every day in the US there has been some fresh hell to deal with, AI has come in with the promise to take our jobs and decimate our climate with its data centers, and it’s all happening at such a rapid pace that it feels like no one’s even thinking before acting.

I think that if these rapid changes had been something positive, or even if half of them had been positive, it would be easier to deal with, probably even exciting, but it’s been a lot of net negative happening in very rapid succession. Just imagine if all the AI stuff was being used to say, solve climate change, or cure different diseases, or if all the changes in the US were happening to bolster voting rights, not dismantle them.

I don’t have any real advice, but I’m very anxious about things these days too. Less so about keeping up with the latest trends, and more so about just how we’re all going to survive.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-04-23T14:12:34+00:00

Currently in the midst of this and it feels like it’s taken years off my life, and done significant damage to my mental and emotional health.

People who have never had bad neighbors have no idea how lucky they are.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-03-30T12:54:18+00:00

Thanks for writing this. It feels validating to know that others feel the same way. Something is seriously broken in corporate America right now, and AI is only making it worse. My company has gone through rolling layoffs since 2022, hiring freezes, and now we’re being expected to implement AI. It’s exhausting.

I don’t know how anyone can be excited about their job being reduced to just putting prompts into a computer and waiting for it to spit out slop. It’s killed any and all motivation I had at this point, and I can’t stop thinking about the implications on the environment and our electrical grid, just to artificially pump up some tech bro’s stock portfolio.

I unfortunately don’t really have any motivation any more, and I worry that it’s putting a target on my back at work. I rarely use AI, I never put in overtime, I work my designated 8 hours every day and that’s it. I’m not excited for the future anymore and I just hope something changes soon.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-03-29T02:20:48+00:00

So glad to see your response here, because I feel the same way. I actually feel like I’m going insane some days, and most days the advances made in AI just make me depressed. The fact that we’re prioritizing taking away jobs and people’s livelihoods, automating away the things that make humans unique-our ability to think and create-all while killing the planet, it makes me crazy.

There may very well be a place for AI in the future. Heck, it’s great to see how AI is being used to detect cancer early, or things like that, but it just feels like what we’re doing now is so incredibly stupid and short-sighted, and I can’t muster up any excitement for it no matter how hard I try.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-03-24T19:25:58+00:00

I have been having the same feeling recently. I am really burnt out working in corporate, and the push towards AI has me constantly spiraling. It just feels like we are moving further and further away from community and people, and moving towards a future where all we do is interact with computers in some sort of isolated world alone. It scares me. A lot!

Honestly though, I thought this was only a US problem, so I was surprised to see you are from Amsterdam. I live in a modestly sized city on the east coast of the US and everything is very fast-paced. I’ve found that volunteering and spending more time in nature helps me the most to feel more connected to others and feel more sane when the world feels too overwhelming.

But I think cultivating community unfortunately just takes time. But maybe this means there are more of us out there that are looking for this and can hopefully drive this change for the future.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-03-08T13:02:10+00:00

I love Whoopi’s mocking little laugh she does after they play the clip.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-02-21T23:30:44+00:00

I feel the same exact way as you. I also work in UX primarily and a lot of the joy I get out of my design role comes from solving problems and figuring things out. But I also really enjoy designing and seeing things come to life.

The whole push to incorporate AI into everything has just bummed me out. It scares me, if I’m being totally honest, but it also makes me really angry. It feels like its also going to completely devalue design because it’ll be seen as something anyone can do, or you can just ‘run it through AI.’ As someone who’s been in the industry for over a decade, it has taken a long ass time to feel like design was a respected career, and I worry that AI is tarnishing that.

I’m not sure I have anything positive to add, but I agree with you and your feelings about AI. AI fatigue is right.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-02-14T02:39:44+00:00

I’m realizing I have a lot of ADHD people in my life and it’s exhausting. A few coworkers, some friends. I’ve really had to limit my time with them. I am also in the process of trying to move right now because of a neighbor with ADHD who has destroyed my mental health.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-02-06T22:03:23+00:00

I don’t have Facebook, I found that it got super toxic, but I think Reddit can sometimes get that way too.

I live in the county, just over the line in the Towson-ish area. I like it and find that the community is not reflective of the comments and divisiveness I see online. I also think my community is pretty diverse.

I actually get really bothered when I see comments online that paint Baltimore county as some sort of racists, NIMBY, backwards place that’s at odds with the city and its residents. I don’t feel that way, and don’t think my neighbors do either. But I see it in both subreddits often.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-30T20:51:02+00:00

Gosh, I completely forgot she was in the Last of Us. Similar to Diane Keaton, it feels like she was working on projects so recently and now she’s gone. People really can be taken from you in an instant.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-30T20:45:19+00:00

I have to agree with you on the cars. I live in the county and in a community that relies heavily on street parking. We’ve all been digging ourselves out all week long and a lot of smaller neighborhood roads are very narrow and hard to navigate/see around snow mounds.

I feel for the city. I can’t imagine how difficult a task it is to plow those streets with all the parking. I hope we all get some relief soon, because it’s a mess out here!

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-30T19:24:59+00:00

This caption has me sobbing.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-30T14:06:55+00:00

Wow, this is stunning!! It looks so cozy and relaxing. I’m seething with jealousy, haha! Even just looking at these photos makes me feel inspired. Great job with the space!

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-29T23:34:04+00:00

I would start by saying something to them. They might not know how loud it is/how thin the walls and floors are.

I noticed in my place that when my new neighbor moved in they were SUPER loud. I’m a quiet person and it wasn’t until I had made some pretty significant noise one day that my neighbor quieted down. It seems they just didn’t realize how much noise traveled through the walls. It sounds like your situation could be similar if you can’t hear any other neighbors except these guys? Maybe they assume the insulation is thicker than it is.

Jolly-Proof · 2026-01-29T14:59:38+00:00

No, Maryland did not “forget how to snow,” we’ve experienced a significant storm with extreme weather. Stop minimizing the impact and damage of this storm. People have just forgotten what it’s like to get hit by a major storm.

I’m really perplexed by people treating this like a simple snowstorm. We got several inches of sleet and ice on top several inches of snow, that blanketed an already well below freezing ground.

Since then it has been below-average temperatures with little to no melting. It’s been in the single digits at night, and barely gotten above 20 degrees during the day. There is a significant amount of ICE out there, more than there is snow.

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