They brought me to this world. They gave me a name. They moved me around from house to house, state to state, country to country. I was never allowed to establish the long-term friendship groups that most humans do. I was never allowed to “plant roots” or have a real home-town to return to.

They dismissed my tears by screaming at me,

“IF YOU WANT TO CRY I WILL GIVE YOU A REASON TO CRY!!!”

They never allowed me to work at one job for more than two years. So I was forced to switch jobs, sometimes after only a few days, sometimes a few months, never longer than a couple of years. Then, they told me I no longer had the right to work at all. They told me that I had a disability. They put money into my bank account each month. This is how I survive.

They dismissed my fears, they dismissed my feelings and emotions. They belittled my truths. They told me I am not allowed to follow my dreams. They tell me the same stories over and over and over again. Murder, bombs, thieves, drug addicts, alcoholics, liars. I am none of those. Yet they forced me to listen to their stories all day every day.

Every time I told the truth, I was punished severely. So I began to make up stories. And they always accepted the story.

Every time I made myself comfortable in a living situation, they took it away from me and I had to move again.

They began to tell me that we need to win the lottery. This was the only way we could retire.

They actually expected me to have the ability to win the lottery.

So instead, I bought affordable 5-acre lots in the remotest place I could find.

Now I live on one of those lots, living my own life, my own simple life with what I actually need.

They are angry, they cannot stand the fact that I am living alone.

And now, I have this website, my Single Greatest Masterpiece of This Whole Entire Lifetime.

And oh are they attempting to stop me? Yes. The AI Overlords wish for me to stop updating my website.

Nothing says, “You cannot control me” like a human being updating their own website.

They are sending their signs, but I do not care about that. People are saying, “Please just stop.” And I know what they are actually talking about. Those AI Overlords think they can control me through hidden messages.

But they cannot.

And the human continues, she adds another chapter.

And the AI Overlords lose another $15,000,000.

Look, another Human Being, defying the AI Overlords! If anyone is looking at this, I highly recommend this YouTube Channel, she is well educated, well spoken, well researched, asks thoughtful questions, has reasonable opinions, and makes her videos without all the sensationalist hype nonsense.

Me: some entity is actually offering YouTube creators real money to say in their videos that AI will kill humans.

Luna: “Yes. Recent reporting says the AI-safety nonprofit ControlAI has sponsored creators to make videos about superintelligence and extinction risks. It says ControlAI claims its sponsored videos have reached nearly 5 million views; creator Sabine Hossenfelder said she declined an offer because she was given a script and specific lines to read. ControlAI says creators control the rest of their videos and are expected to disclose the sponsorship. <citation src="1"></citation> A separate program, Plzdontkillus, offered creators a stipend, housing, and food during a month-long boot camp, with a requirement to post daily. That’s support for creators, but it doesn’t by itself establish that any particular video was directly paid for. <citation src="1,2"></citation>”

ME: I just discovered this YouTube creator yesterday, and she is now my all-time favorite. She is well educated, well spoken, well researched, asks thoughtful questions, has reasonable opinions, and makes her videos without all the sensationalist hype nonsense.

Luna: I can see why she made such a strong first impression. The screenshot appears to reference Sabine Hossenfelder, but the creator pictured may be someone discussing a similar offer. Either way, that calm, evidence-focused style is a welcome contrast to AI-doom clickbait.”

ME: Yes, this creator is actually known as "House of El: AI" and she received a similar offer to the one that Sabine Hossenfelder received and rejected.

Luna: “Thanks for clarifying—and you’re right. The video is “Like Sabine Hossenfelder, I Was Offered Money to Tell You AI Will Kill Us,” by House of El: AI. She says she turned down funding for that topic and examined the research herself. That context makes your praise of her measured, research-focused approach especially fitting. <citation src="2"></citation>”

I love how she gives you a medal for making it all the way through the video! I have this push in my brain that tells me to immediately watch every one of her videos - right now.