u/Calm_Preparation2993

I’m so fucking sick of AI. Genuinely almost every single website, program, or app is integrating AI into it in some way, shape or form. I hate it. For one, companies are absolutely terrible at implementing it. It’s usually integrated in a way that’s clunky, tedious and just not even worth the time. I can give a billion examples, with google’s new “Gemini” bullshit coming to mind at the moment. It’s consistently incorrect with its information, it gets in the way of actual searches, and more notably, why the fuck would you ask an AI a question when you’re already using a search engine? It’s more effort for a less specific, probably inaccurate answer to whatever you’re asking, with the only real advantage being that it “sums it up” for you. Also, I can’t be the only one who’s just completely turned off by the general idea of AI creating everything we see and do online. It sounds extremely dystopian, having every form of media and every outlet of creativity replaced by a machine. Along with that, it’s consistently being used harmfully in academic environments, with any homework answers pretty much being free to any student who has access to the internet. The base hindrance of creativity that this brings up in the future is daunting. (I don’t understand why AI is so heavily advertised in Teaching uses, because I can say firsthand that all teachers absolutely hate AI) Humans thrive off of being creative, and while I think AI has its genuine uses for human efficiency, for the most part it seems to be creating a future where humans aren’t the ones advancing, and our future progress is dictated by robots. It may not be that deep, but it’s at the very least annoying and afflicting harm on students. I hate it, and I don’t fully understand why the “scramble for AI” is still ongoing.

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Has it always been like this?

Is it related to the equipment of nato vs Russia?

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Discord altered my life 10 years ago. I want it back.

In 2016 in high school I made a life altering decision by installing Discord. I didn't know it at the time, but that would be the moment I truly turned into an inept, loner member of society. Today in 2026, I have no in person friends, have never been in a (real) relationship, no job, no network and no social skills.

Over those 10 years, especially in the beginning, I met some people that I would consider, "online friends" but I've come to realize how faceless the atmosphere is. Being on Discord is like living in a blur. I've noticed that I'm almost always the one who has to start the conversations as I've had instances where if I don't message someone first that I've talked to for the past 5 years for lets say, 2 months, I would never hear from them again. In those moments **I've realized that I'm just a drop in the bucket for someone's daily dopamine hit of hearing that ping sound.**

Those early years of Discord trapped me into believing that I could just use it as a crutch for social engagement. But as I got older, I've come to realize it really hasn't meant much in the grand scheme of things. Now that I'm in my mid 20s, I haven't formed any real relationships for the past decade and that's certainly taken a toll on me.

I know there's a whole different life outside of social media and I want to live that life. I've entirely eradicated things like TikTok, YT Shorts and Twitter/BlueSky out of my life but Discord is this gargantuan behemoth just keeping me here that I can't escape from. I have moments where I just randomly open Discord on my phone and scroll through the different servers I'm in, wondering if someone posted in a specific channel so I can get 2 seconds of reading time.

I feel like that if I could leave Discord behind after a decade of being chained to it I would be an entirely different person as I'm so close to it already! I barely use any other social media, I workout actively and I'm learning how to draw. But I don't have the social skills to share those things with real people and Discord is way too easy to overshare on. I still remember what life was like before Discord, where I had to actively schedule my time with school friends to make anything happen and though the adult world doesn't have much time for that, I would like to have the option.

The obvious answer is, "just delete Discord" which I have tried many times, but the slight alure of someone maybe actually caring about some random picture I posted draws me back in or some other example similar to that. That ping sound is strong after a decade of being conditioned to get excited to check Discord when hearing it. I know something needs to change but I don't know how else to leave. I have hope that I can escape the online life and find myself who was lost a decade ago.