Substack recently posted “The Substack AI Report,” the results of a survey of 2,000 Substack publishers about whether they are using AI on Substack and how.
This took me under one hour to write and post, without any assistance, human or otherwise. Possible, because I did not surrender my ability to do this on my own, I do it all the time, and the more you do it, the easier it gets.
Prior to this post I was reading an article on using A.I to get ahead of most people. I couldn't stand the implication that life was and continues to be a rat-race in which we must outpace one another, even at the cost of our humanity. Somehow I ended up there and found myself questioning if I'd got it all wrong, if it was all too late, if already we'd passed the point of no return, and even catastrophising if the old-school, all-natural way of life was still possible.
I'm pleased to say I then stumbled into your piece. While my mind is certainly not at ease, you've redirected me to my heart in times most stranger-than-fiction.
Josh, thank you so much for the gift of this comment! It makes writing the post worth it.
To me, it is obvious that humanity is in charge, at the individual level of you and me and at the collective level of all of us. Each choice you make not only sets your own life on the natural course you desire, but also sets an example and gives hope to others that this shit is not inevitable.
I'm charmed to hear it landed so well for you. I agree with you there. Nothing at all is inevitable and the decisions we make as individuals, and on the collective plane, alter the shared reality ahead of us. It all starts with the inner work of each, of course, but the outer work that emanates from this is just as important!
This took me under one hour to write and post, without any assistance, human or otherwise. Possible, because I did not surrender my ability to do this on my own, I do it all the time, and the more you do it, the easier it gets.
Prior to this post I was reading an article on using A.I to get ahead of most people. I couldn't stand the implication that life was and continues to be a rat-race in which we must outpace one another, even at the cost of our humanity. Somehow I ended up there and found myself questioning if I'd got it all wrong, if it was all too late, if already we'd passed the point of no return, and even catastrophising if the old-school, all-natural way of life was still possible.
I'm pleased to say I then stumbled into your piece. While my mind is certainly not at ease, you've redirected me to my heart in times most stranger-than-fiction.
Thank you
Josh, thank you so much for the gift of this comment! It makes writing the post worth it.
To me, it is obvious that humanity is in charge, at the individual level of you and me and at the collective level of all of us. Each choice you make not only sets your own life on the natural course you desire, but also sets an example and gives hope to others that this shit is not inevitable.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you too, Patty.
I'm charmed to hear it landed so well for you. I agree with you there. Nothing at all is inevitable and the decisions we make as individuals, and on the collective plane, alter the shared reality ahead of us. It all starts with the inner work of each, of course, but the outer work that emanates from this is just as important!
Here's to a bright future.
writing something about AI rn and stumbled upon your work! love it :)
Thank you! Keep writing. Send me a link to your piece about AI?