What I can tell you is this: take time away from the internet. This whole Generative AI boom has shown me that a disconcerting number of people, probably even the majority, honestly and seriously do not give a shit about authentic human effort and creativity. Being real, being authentic, being creative, any of the things you or I might view as essential to the human experience don’t matter to them. They want content to consume, and that’s that. Don’t give a shit where it comes from. Don’t give a shit what it means. Just stick it in front of their eyes for a few seconds before they move onto the next thing. It’s really fucked up.

It’s hard to compare it to something, but no, I know, you can draw an analogy with food: one person buys quality vegetables grown by a farmer, and he’s in good health, and another person buys factory-made products with much less nutrients, which makes that person a little lethargic, irritated, and weak and so on.

Get away from the internet when you can. It’s not a healthy place, and it can make people a little bit sick, I think. Make art for yourself.

Well, I’m writing my book, but sometimes it’s so tiring when you realize that no one is interested in it and you’re never going to get a penny, and it makes it damn hard to write. I still remember the words of the character from the dystopian film, which turned out to be prophetic, and it hurts me even more.