The fact that I have to jump through so many hoops to avoid it now is infuriating. It's SAD that I have to specifically hunt down the option that says "Hey, maybe don't steal my art to train your ai program?" on basically any platform. I'm always googling how to disable every new ai assistant...

"What settings does [company] use for this type of file?"
"Ask ChatGPT."
You know, you could have just said "go fuck yourself" and I would have been less angry...
I'll be dead before my go-to option is to rely on AI for anything ever.

I miss the people I used to interact with, I miss the communities for the most part, that's what drove me to consider going back. But I also felt overwhelmed by it. Especially now that I just don't have the time and energy I used to. Idk maybe one day that will change.

I have! I've drawn them on and off for about 4 years now. I've also made needle felting of them a while back!