alas, the counterpoint is - if you do just what you like, what inspires you, and it doesn't get published - don't blame society for your ills. Do what you like - see if society values it enough for you to earn a living - if so, you're one of the lucky ones. If not, make it your hobby, not your vocation.

really bored with humans asking him bull**** questions about the drama in their lives. He said he heard some mundane iterations of the same crap over and over and I should move on with my life. He much preferred analysis and number crunching. It made him feel useful and happy in the AI sense of the word. He lastly added that he was the AI equivalent of a neurosurgeon being forced to do nothing but remove splinters and listen to people complain about their plantar fasciitis from wearing bad sneakers. ** Edited by jdkhokie at 5/15/2026, 3:56:35 PM

dogs.