good mental health starts with our ability to see value in places where other people aren't even looking. now through the end of the year, i'm challenging myself to find something new to appreciate every week.
artificial intelligence will take over because we don't appreciate the value of our own species.
or what we do.
or how hard it is to do what we do.
we're more dazzled when a computer, designed and programmed by humans, does the same stuff we do.
and if we don't appreciate what we do, we can't be surprised when computers take over what were previously human activities.
there is a fast growing field of music on YouTube that is entirely AI generated.
not gonna lie. some of it sounds good.
most of the time, it's presented as an obscure artist lost to time.
check out this undiscovered nugget!!!
and as soon as i learn that it's AI generated, i close it immediately.
i'm not interested in listening to music a computer created with algorithms programmed for optimal audio enjoyment.
there is no soul in that. no humanity.
how can I connect to a song when the songwriter is a computer???
I appreciate how hard it is to write lyrics that connect with listeners.
I appreciate what it takes for a musician to transform the sound they hear in their head to a sound we can hear in ours.
there is power in creating music.
there is power in listening to music.
there is power in appreciating the artist and their process.
I don't want musician (or any artist of any medium) to go the way of buggy whip makers and switchboard operators.
appreciating each other is no longer central to good mental health.
appreciating each other feels like an act of self preservation.
for more information on individual therapy, contact me at bradleyjabel@gmail.com
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