ai is the one issue in our modern politics that feels representative of all that is bankrupt and ugly in the world. it’s an environmental issue [the substantial energy consumption for training and using these machines averages the energy consumption of what multiple american households would over the course of a year, emitting tens of thousands of... See more

you are not an artist if you are so adverse to risk and self-examination you are dependent on stolen work to form the basis of your writing.

that essay i referenced earlier ended with the lines:

ai won’t replace writers. but writers who use ai will replace writers who don’t.

the difference between us is that if my connection to the internet is cut off, i can still produce an original thought unaided; my brilliance is not dependent on a machine built by a bunch of men who wouldn’t know... See more

a writer is quite simply someone who does not know how to navigate this world without putting pen to paper, someone who is preoccupied with words and sentences and story

the purpose of writing or creating isn’t to tout a finished product; the value of what we do isn’t in having a sellable thing to make us a profit. it is to fuel our curiosity and reflect who we are in the moment we were creating said thing. we are our process; our work let’s us greet old versions of ourselves like old friends or lovers.

all you need to do to be a writer is to write sincerely about yourself and all you see. to run around naked, stripped of all that is pretty and polished and put on display your heart for us passersby to examine. all you need is a pen, and yourself.

what makes a writer? i don’t think a creative writing degree makes you one, neither does acclaim or fiscal success. i think a writer is quite simply someone who does not know how to navigate this world without putting pen to paper, someone who is preoccupied with words and sentences and story.

the purpose of writing or creating isn’t to tout a finished product; the value of what we do isn’t in having a sellable thing to make us a profit. it is to fuel our curiosity and reflect who we are in the moment we were creating said thing. we are our process; our work let’s us greet old versions of ourselves like old friends or lovers.