basil disco or something

"I've been feeling like AI is the only way I can do any art and writing" — okay, so what did you do before gen ai became a thing? did you just... not make any form of art, did you just not write. ever. until chatgpt was invented a few years ago?

"Isn't in the end better to have a completed AI-generated work than a human one that is terrible, incomplete and makes no sense?" — I can't answer this question for you, because it is subjective. but what I can do is ask you this: which of these are you more proud of, "something you like but didn't create yourself" or "something that you're not satisfied with but at least it is your creation"?

also no one starts off "good" at what they do. the first ever fic I wrote about a decade ago was terrible. I wrote it anyway, and I've been writing fics for almost a decade now. I can say I'm proud of myself, my skills, my writing journey and how far I've come, because I actually write and get better at writing. it's nowhere near "perfect", but it's something I'm happy with, it's my own creation, and I'm proud of myself for it.

the thing about art / writing is that you will never be good if you never actually do it. it can be bad now, but it won't stay bad forever if you keep doing / practicing it. it will, however, stay bad forever if you never actually do it.

Part of socializing and having friends is being a good listener even when you don't actually give a shit about the subject.

Your are hurting other people's feelings when you bluntly respond with "Anyway..." and then change the topic.

It can not always be about your preferred topic.