#AI 🧵 I won’t be using that AI art and portrait engine for the foreseeable future. What about scores of real artists this tech chewed up to produce the imagery? Did they get paid? Will they? Nah. 1/8 And so, one more profession just went out the window. One more way for humans to do something they love, are good at, can survive doing, and add a little joy, beauty and of themselves to the world: gone. No, thanks 2/8

I would like to ask you to RT this. It’s something which just happened to my 41yo friend back in LA. Healthy, dynamic person, a mom. More energy than I had at 10. It’s imperative that ppl know this could happen to them. #COVID19 #bloodclots 1/6 2/6

As I’m lying here in bed with 39 fever and #Covid_19 positive, after 2.5 years of doing my best to keep my family safe, let me share something w/ you. This isn’t sustainable. Repeated infections aren’t sustainable. 🧵 I may recover (hopefully) w/out any long term issues, although 1 in 8 does get some form of Long Covid according to recent data. And then what? There will be another wave in the fall. And this winter. Next spring. How many until you, your bodies, bodies of your kids are broken?

I find it fascinating how “I need to enjoy my life now” narrative is being promoted in the West vs “let’s be careful, we’re still in a pandemic.” I had never before really noticed how consumerist society encourages short term hedonist thinking, but it’s so clear at the moment. Don’t get me wrong: there’s nothing more I want than to “enjoy life fully now, let’s go!” But I know ppl with lifelong disability and as long as there’s a significant risk Covid might do that to me or my family, I’m not enthusiastic. My mom spent many years w/ health issues.