I needed this today. Actually, I need this every day! I'm trying to be more open, and it seems to be working, but the fact that it's working so well is scaring the hell out of me. How much of ME do I have to expose in order to keep my readers, and when is enough enough? Or too much?
I've been an opinion writer for ages, so it's not like my readers don't know what I'm thinking. But what I'm feeling? That's a whole other ballgame.
I'm more used to analyzing how others might feel than I am in analyzing myself for public consumption. You make good points here, Diane. I'm going to go off and ponder them...
I so agree! how much of ourselves should we expose - and how much is too much? Frankly, I'm just trying to get more of anything of me into my posts. I find it all so fascinating - and figure, might as well write about it....
I know - I saw some videos they made of Biden and Obama from AI. Scarier than that to me is the one Microsoft has developed - apparently, its basically thinking and wants to do things. It's asking for things. My terror over it re writing is that it'll be able to scrape the internet, take everything any of us have written, and write books in our style. That's just wrong. I mean, really - are we just servants to the Gates/Bezos/Musk overlords. People need to work faster to control it - I refuse to give permission to have my work stolen. Oh! One good thing about me not being solid in my writing is I'll at least confuse it for a bit....haha.
What even more alarming is the reporting on AI. Much of it is gushy, as if they can hardly wait to see what it can do, instead of being terrified at what it can do.
And LOL at your last line. I can't imagine any AI program wanting to simulate me!
haha. Thanks for sharing, Wayne. It's not a matter of me not wanting to - I've worked on myself for literally decades, and I can speak openly about things. But, for some reason, I'm still not there yet in my writing. But I am working on it! I want to find a balance between offering something people can use and being open how I feel about it or things. I believe that's why my substack is in a bit of a stall - I haven't figured out how to get me in it. Much more to come! And hope you're well.
You know what sound like? A WRITER!! We’re all afraid of those things. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing openly and honestly!! That’s The Juice 🧃
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Aww - thanks, Michael! A writer seeking true voice....
I needed this today. Actually, I need this every day! I'm trying to be more open, and it seems to be working, but the fact that it's working so well is scaring the hell out of me. How much of ME do I have to expose in order to keep my readers, and when is enough enough? Or too much?
I've been an opinion writer for ages, so it's not like my readers don't know what I'm thinking. But what I'm feeling? That's a whole other ballgame.
I'm more used to analyzing how others might feel than I am in analyzing myself for public consumption. You make good points here, Diane. I'm going to go off and ponder them...
I so agree! how much of ourselves should we expose - and how much is too much? Frankly, I'm just trying to get more of anything of me into my posts. I find it all so fascinating - and figure, might as well write about it....
I've been tiptoeing into that mindset, too. Scary territory, but exciting!
exactly. and i believe that with AI, we're all going to have to sooner than we think.... Maybe that'll be one positive thing from it.
I hate the idea of AI. Once it's perfected the entire dehumanization project will be complete.
We writers will be in the garbage cans of history, as obsolete as buggy whips.
AI will mimic emotions, too.
I just saw this morning that there is an AI version of Joe Biden's voice and it's being used to fake comments or speeches he's made.
Now THAT is scary!
I know - I saw some videos they made of Biden and Obama from AI. Scarier than that to me is the one Microsoft has developed - apparently, its basically thinking and wants to do things. It's asking for things. My terror over it re writing is that it'll be able to scrape the internet, take everything any of us have written, and write books in our style. That's just wrong. I mean, really - are we just servants to the Gates/Bezos/Musk overlords. People need to work faster to control it - I refuse to give permission to have my work stolen. Oh! One good thing about me not being solid in my writing is I'll at least confuse it for a bit....haha.
What even more alarming is the reporting on AI. Much of it is gushy, as if they can hardly wait to see what it can do, instead of being terrified at what it can do.
And LOL at your last line. I can't imagine any AI program wanting to simulate me!
haha. Thanks for sharing, Wayne. It's not a matter of me not wanting to - I've worked on myself for literally decades, and I can speak openly about things. But, for some reason, I'm still not there yet in my writing. But I am working on it! I want to find a balance between offering something people can use and being open how I feel about it or things. I believe that's why my substack is in a bit of a stall - I haven't figured out how to get me in it. Much more to come! And hope you're well.
never lose the goat!