Just A Thought:

We're in the Who Cares Era, where completely disposable things are shoddily produced for people to mostly ignore.

AI is, of course, at the centre of this moment. It's a mediocrity machine by default, attempting to bend everything it touches toward a mathematical average. Using extraordinary amounts of resources, it has the ability to create something good enough, a squint-and-it-looks-right simulacrum of normality. If you don't care, it's miraculous. If you do, the illusion quickly falls apart. The fact that the user base for AI chatbots has exploded exponentially demonstrates that 'good enough' is, in fact, good enough for most people, because most people don't care.

So care.

In a moment where machines churn out mediocrity, make something yourself. Make it imperfect. Make it rough. Just make it.

At a time when it feels like no one in power listens to the ordinary people, the best way to fight back is to care. Care loudly. Tell others. Get going.

As the culture of the Who Cares Era grinds towards the lowest common denominator, support those who are making real things. Listen to something with your full attention. Watch something with your phone in the other room. Read an actual paper magazine or a book.

Be yourself.

Be imperfect.

Be human.

Care.