In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
DAILY AFFIRMATIONS:
I DID flush the toilet
I AM wearing pants
I did NOT forget my keys
I left my shower curtain AND my closet OPEN so I can see if someone’s there
There are NO cockroaches
I did NOT pee myself
I do NOT have kidney failure
I am NOT having a heart attack or stroke
One year old loves picking up trash in public, wiping down surfaces, etc. and then looking specifically at women around him because he knows they love it and will react. Performative
@julia_doubleday Reminds me of the lady saying you can eat sushi during pregnancy. Sure the risk of getting ill is low but the effects if you do are catastrophic.
L&D nurse, talking to another nurse: She is very stoic during contractions
me (to myself): i’m getting a good grade in labor, something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve
Having adhd means I can’t trick myself into doing things with a reward. Like why would I wait to reward myself when I can just… not do the thing and reward myself anyway…
last year for @haloscopemag we looked into why this specific shirt is in so many thrift stores and found out the charity behind it produces them en masse to guilt potential donors
🔗 https://t.co/TBo223t5fe
post-hangout affirmations
-i was normal
-there are at least 2 or 3 people alive
who are worse to spend time with
than me
-no one wants me to die
-nobody noticed when i missed my
mouth a little bit & spilled some diet
coke down my shirt