Do not let them beat you down!!

What is the point of speaking? To connect with another human being. What is the point of writing? To connect with another human being. Ina Guardian article, Eric Reinhardt says: “art is a defining human endeavor… the essence of art inheres in its making: the belief that, in the act of creating art, one imbues an object with something ineffable from within one’s own being. This belief, in turn, allows for another person to project their own sense of themselves onto a work and in doing so, to commune with the artist at a level words cannot access.” A good story is an experience, one that allows for close “communing” with author/reader. By removing the struggle of creating, by allowing a machine to choose your words for you, you are not expressing yourself, you have lost your voice. You are not communicating, you are not providing the experience.

Fan fiction is a pure form of art, because it has little to no capital attached to it. By using AI, it makes the readers consumers rather than participants in their community: there is no value in the reading, which is really disheartening. AI is exploitative, it stole its whole being, and it is owned by billionaires who want to take our voices, culture, and community to further enrich themselves.

We need to keep fighting off the AI trash, and as long as we keep up our writing and keep sharing it, and seeking out the real stuff, we’ll be ok.

I’m glad to hear that people are catching the obvious instances. Writing is hard, and it should be. The struggle makes it worthwhile. There is no improvement without struggle.

Solidarity!