It’s really hard to watch people cheering on AI for taking over the kind of work that I’ve spent years practicing to get good at, building my networks, clawing my way up the ladder to finally have decent income after 20 years.

Photo shoots, art direction, creative project management, content production and copywriting, marketing strategy and programs… this is what I do since being a fine artist is a passion project. Seeing society completely devalue art and artists makes me feel like we’re losing our humanity.

I wish I could just pivot to using these tools and being excited about it but instead it’s like mourning.

It’s how you dehumanize people you don’t like.