People are reading AI-generated synopses of books and then claiming they read 100 books in a book. This is how the abolition of books began in Fahrenheit 451: classics were condensed into five-minute summaries for those too busy to do the reading. Later came the burnings.
In George Orwell's 1984, all human art has been abolished but machines churn out automated novels and pop music. Big Brother keeps the population in check by preventing potentially dangerous creative expression. Boycott AI music. Support human artists.
I want everyone to see this because the West has dehumanised so much of our identity across the Middle East for centuries. They’ve been made to believe we come from nothing more than desert tents that flap in the wind. We come from culture. We must humanise our region and people.
Trump pulled in 81% of votes from men who were not college educated. I mean this in the kindest of ways but the less educated you are, the more likely you are to vote republican. They see that, they capitalized on that.