And AI…seems to be my new tag for everything now.

As I intentionally distance myself from perusing Instagram I see my clear impulsiveness to scroll and for what reason, the outright haters and the hearts of reassurance ‘likes’ ❤️. I am a recovering IG addict as described by Addiction Center on Instagram use. Truly as I let go, I find a quiet release from the anxious attachment to Insta, as I discover peace and IRL world, ironically.

Like all addicts who proclaim on the sober morning ‘not anymore’ has a story; as in mine, it began because of my one time use of AI generative adaptation and a few concurrent outlandish ‘triggering statements.’

Closing on four weeks past, but more like a hefty three weeks past; my iPhone screen exploded with on line haters and misers, and some jesters from my fellow IG patrons I thought helped keep me happy. In so by keeping me satisfied with dopamine through affirmations, my obsessive need for reassurance.

When the flood gates opened I tried to hold back the gushing muddy water only to provide fodder for others to throw mud in my eye. I had hoped for a discourse on AI not a chorus of deniers and a few real haters of me personally!

I am vexed over the kind of person who systematically commercializes on someone’s brief misstatements (my responses) and genuine miscues. At that moment I was under a torrential downpour of all realms of comments, in which someone I kind of knew, capitalized and created a unique campaign against me.

Others too, whom I never met, actually made memes of me and shared to the community. I was told about them…..boohoohoo I know. I am self loathing or am I just saying fuck this shit and the platform.

To finally clarify, I am not sitting here proclaiming humans will be replaced by AI, or not, though according to some like on Forbes sharing that the AI Denial Should Stop; I am saying the users of AI will replace us if we 1. do not create overwhelming more non-AI work or 2. adapt and hybridize our creative works with AI.

Only time will prevail.

In my mind, the anthropogenic generated art and witting, engineering, and ingenuity, will go like print. We know that story.

Overall I am grateful for the disgusting outcome as the users highlighted my constant desire and obsessive compulsions for affirmations via Instagram, that is by posting and endless scrolling.

My new rule, as I took from another creative whom I read about finding peace outside of social media use; create first and contribute, read, move and eat well…then use social media to influence and inspire me.