Really appreciate the phrase “in relation”— and whew that funeral text is overwhelmingly sad. Imagine that person, trying to figure out what they want to say about their own father and deciding that it somehow isn’t good enough to text their sibling. Devastating.
This was such an amazing read. There's a pattern that feels adjacent to what you're describing: the thrill people get from AI letting them be someone they weren't before. The designer who can suddenly code, the engineer who can suddenly art-direct. It is lovely on surface because why not, you can have more work done on your own( I love that idea btw) but underneath it I think there could be a real ache to be other than who we actually are.
Reading your piece, it clicked that texting a friend through AI might be the same ache pointed inward. Not really about saving time or finding the perfect words. More that being fully in your own voice, asking for what you actually need, can feel like too much to ask of yourself, so detachment starts to look like practical step.
Really appreciate the phrase “in relation”— and whew that funeral text is overwhelmingly sad. Imagine that person, trying to figure out what they want to say about their own father and deciding that it somehow isn’t good enough to text their sibling. Devastating.
your point about the use of AI as a way to mitigate risk ignited a commitment to honest communication for me
So important!
This was such an amazing read. There's a pattern that feels adjacent to what you're describing: the thrill people get from AI letting them be someone they weren't before. The designer who can suddenly code, the engineer who can suddenly art-direct. It is lovely on surface because why not, you can have more work done on your own( I love that idea btw) but underneath it I think there could be a real ache to be other than who we actually are.
Reading your piece, it clicked that texting a friend through AI might be the same ache pointed inward. Not really about saving time or finding the perfect words. More that being fully in your own voice, asking for what you actually need, can feel like too much to ask of yourself, so detachment starts to look like practical step.