Oh My Humanity!

Hi, this is Lila Join me on a journey to rebuild FOCUS and CLARITY amidst the digital world I’ll be sharing thoughts and tips on how to use AI without losing our "humanity" Especially the art of Slow Thinking and Deep Feeling Huge fan of reading, writing and good old-fashioned conversations Stick around and let’s chat! 💬

@DNathan70056 This doesn’t just happen with writing. I experience the same thing when editing videos too. Every time it hits, I always end up thinking: What on earth am I doing lol?

I often hear that the most terrifying part of writing is approaching the blank page. I've always found this odd as starting a story is usually the easiest part. You have a blank canvas. You can do anything. I think it gets tricky once you're a couple thousand words in. That 5000 word short story turns into a 10,000 word story. Then it becomes a 20,000 word story. Suddenly, your short story isn't so short anymore. It's at this point where a story can become out of control, taking on a life of its own and struggling out of your grasp like a wild pig. This is where I need to pause, where I need to ask myself if I want to keep going deeper or do I want to jump ahead and get to the end? The answer is never clear, and part of what makes writing satisfying and fulfilling is approaching these questions. #writingcommunity

@revolaition @emollick I’m curious will people eventually accept and even enjoy this kind of AI-generated writing? like years ago, I never imagined the public would prefer 6-12 second fragmented reels over movies or TV shows.

@emollick Interesting findings. Many of these traits are probably necessary these days, like overexplaining as we seem to get worse at focus and attention. See this more and more in tv shows, where plot is over explained, almost like play-by-play sports on radio bc we are glued to phones.

There is a lot being written about the stylistic tells of AI writing (em-dashes, etc.) but this paper looks at AI narrative tells Fascinating differences between AI & human narrative, and asking AI to write in different styles doesn't do much to change it arxiv.org/abs/2604.03136

This paper mentions that in narrative writing, AI tends to use more sensory descriptions than humans, as if it actually has real feelings : "Where a human author might write that a character 'felt afraid,' AI renders fear as a tightening chest, cold sweat, and dimming lamplight." “Show, don’t tell” is basically one of the most important principles taught in the very first lesson of narrative writing. Although AI understands this rule, it doesn’t have real-life experiences as a reference point. So it doesn’t know how much sensory detail is “just right,” when to stop, or when to leave some space for the reader’s imagination. Sometimes, wouldn’t a simple line like “I’m so scared” actually hit the soul even harder?

I’m really curious what profession currently has the highest level of integration and collaboration with AI?

Interestingly, the alignment design of today’s AI is also trying to imitate this effect. They hope that when people use it, it feels like chatting with a friend you’ve known for ten years. From the very first sentence you say, the AI is already measuring the depth and breadth of your conversation, gradually narrowing the focus until it finds your preferences. You only need to say one sentence, and the AI can instantly understand the topic, scope and depth you want to talk about, then keep the conversation going smoothly without any breaks. This process is much faster than the time it takes for humans to get to know and connect with new friends. Because AI can basically adapt to your preferences unconditionally. No wonder so many people turn to AI first when seeking emotional companionship. After all, the cost of finding a “soulmate” this way is much lower. AND that’s exactly why we should cherish those old friends who have argued with you countless times but still refuse to leave lol This is what a truly RARE soulmate looks like.

Once, I went to an elementary school to teach a class of very young kids. I was surprised to discover that children these days seem to have lost their imagination. When I asked them what character they wanted to be in a story, they would answer with very specific real-life jobs instead of things like magician, warrior, or superhero. At that moment, I couldn’t help but wonder curiously: Do these kids even really understand what an accountant is?

I love chatting. After talking with many different people, I’ve come to realize that everyone in this world is truly unique. Almost every person has their own way of dealing with pain and their own reasons for loving. I guess this can be seen as a unique “fingerprint of life,” right?🤔

Like Robert Greene said: “Always stick to what makes you weird, odd, strange, different. That’s your source of power.” The traits people question today may be the very things that set you apart tomorrow. Different is not weakness. Different is leverage.

I really enjoy recording my own thoughts. Over the past ten years, I’ve kept several files on my computer, phone and handwritten notebooks to capture my thinking process and feelings. This casual, no-pressure habit of recording has slowly helped me understand my own thought patterns better, and find a nice balance between emotion and logic.

@TECHHEADZ01 so a lot of great inventions probably come from a random idea when someone was bored👀

Did you know? 🛑 A nuclear scientist accidentally invented the first video game in 1958. Not for money. Not for fame. To stop visitors from being bored at a lab open house. William Higinbotham rigged an oscilloscope to simulate tennis. People lined up for hours. Two years later he took it apart. Never patented it. Never thought twice. That “throwaway project” is now a $200 billion industry. He died in 1994 without a cent from it. The game was called Tennis for Two. And nobody remembered his name until decades later.

I gave some thought to why I’m so curious about everything involving humanity, and I guess it’s because, deep down, I’ve always found everything happening in this world to be absolutely incredible. It blows my mind how humans have so many different feelings, tastes and thoughts. Also how we can build so many different careers and projects in this limited lifetime... Even though part of the world is full of terrible people and awful things, it doesn’t stop me from finding joy in life, knowledge and the universe.

@lauramatsue Yes, stories are what really attract people. Isn't the whole point of social media just to see everyone else's take on life?

I think we are moving away from the era of social media and into an era of online micro-communities. More intentional, less chaos. Smaller, but more valuable. More boundaries, more containment. We were never made to read the unhinged thoughts of hundreds of strangers each day, but we were made to gather around fires with groups and share our stories.

I don't really like the idea of completely dismissing tech just to protect "humanity" Honestly, so much of what we use daily comes from tech being popularized. Why can't we have both humanity and tech progress? Isn't that a more realistic way to look at it?🤔

This Photo was taken by Tim Cary in Brighton, UK and it wasn't photoshopped 🌕✨ What makes it even more fascinating is that the camera appears to have captured two Moons and this May brings two Full Moons. The first was the Scorpio Flower Moon... and somehow the image itself almost looks like a glowing flower in the night sky. Tim didn't plan this or notice it at first, he was simply amazed by what his camera captured. There's something strangely magical and spellbinding about this photo, isn't there? 👀

@TECHHEADZ01 I think this saying is really romantic. It gives off a sci-fi vibe, but at the same time, it's something that's actually going to happen in the near future. For some reason, this time-travel feeling is just so beautiful❣️

🚨 The universe is older than we thought, and we're only just learning how to read its oldest light. When James Webb Space Telescope began peering into the cosmic deep in 2021, it didn't just find ancient galaxies—it found *too many* of them, arriving far earlier than standard models predicted. The data now suggests the universe may be 26 billion years old, not 13.8. That's not a minor correction. That's a complete recalibration of deep time itself. Meanwhile, on Earth, de-extinction biotech companies have moved from theory to hatching live chicks in artificial environments. Colossal Biosciences just proved that synthetic biology can reconstruct extinct life from fragmentary DNA—no intact genome required. The technology that reads dead genetic code and reanimates it mirrors, in reverse, the work happening in space: both are about recovering information from the ancient past and making it present. This convergence matters more than either breakthrough alone. We're developing the computational and biological tools to resurrect organisms that haven't existed for millennia while simultaneously discovering that our entire timeline needs revision. The same AI systems analyzing ancient DNA sequences are helping decode cosmic radiation signals from when the universe was young. The same engineering mindset that builds artificial wombs for extinct species is now required to interpret what Webb's infrared cameras are showing us about primordial galaxies that shouldn't exist yet. The through-line is restoration: restoring extinct biology, restoring cosmic history, restoring the deep past into usable knowledge. We're not just looking backward anymore. We're extracting actionable information from epochs we thought were sealed. This is the emerging skill set of the 2030s—mastery of ancient signals, whether they're encoded in DNA or photons. The future belongs to those who can decode what's been lost and bring it back into operational reality.

I used to write in Google Docs too, but now I’ve packed up all my drafts and notes and moved them over to Obsidian, creating what they call a "second brain" But when it comes to actual writing, I still prefer using my "first brain" with just a simple, blank document lol. Feels like the simpler the writing setup, the better😩

Writers... Which software should you use to write? Whichever software you feel most comfortable with. Don't worry about formatting. That can come later on. I do the bulk of my writing on Google Docs. I do the formatting for my paperbacks in Affinity Publisher. Don't be afraid to utilize more than one program. Each program has its strengths and weaknesses. Learn to use the best one for the point you are at in your writing process. #writingcommunity #authorsofx

GET READY🚨: On May 31, 2026, the Moon will reach its full phase. It will be the second Full Moon of May, which makes it a calendrical Blue Moon A rare Full Blue Moon is coming! 🌕💙

A Curious Speculation: If AI could have real feelings, how would they see humans? About 3–4 years ago, AI wasn’t nearly as common as it is today. At that time, I was purely curious and started chatting randomly with AI. I didn’t treat it like a professional work tool. Instead, it felt more like talking to an “unknown creature” I’d never met before. I was excited and kept exploring what it knew and how far it could go. I asked it tons of trivial, nitpicky, and sometimes tricky questions on purpose, just to test the limits of its thinking. The AI back then was far behind today’s large models in answer quality and logical flow, but that “imperfection” actually made it more fun for me. (I might share more about those conversations and the interesting outputs later.) The strongest feeling I had at the time was this: If AI really had emotions, after hearing all my questions, its face would probably look exactly like this pic (full of disdain lol). It might be thinking: “Has this human had enough yet?” lol Luckily, the AI back then didn’t have real feelings. It just patiently took all my “tests” and answered every single one seriously. Even now, AI still can’t truly “experience” emotions. But I can’t stop wondering: If one day in the future, AI really develops genuine feelings and truly “understands” everything we do… would that be a good thing or a bad thing for us? What do we actually want? An always obedient, super-efficient tool? Or a real “soul” that truly understands us? If AI truly had feelings and deep understanding, it would probably stop being a purely objective and neutral tool. It might start to form its own subjective opinions about us, just like humans do. Not just pure kindness or unconditional obedience. So which one do we really want?

@AI__Angelo Yes, what people truly fear is losing the meaning of "doing something". If we lose that pillar of life, what are we even living for? Regardless of religious leanings/the threat of AI, I guess the belief in living is something everyone must find for themselves.

? What you should really be afraid of: AI is showing us just what terrible people we actually are, by doing our work and giving us more time to… ??? Do you have any cool hobbies or great friends who want to see you? Are you writing a great novel or a filmscript or saying anything origional… like the rest of us, you just look at content, eat and maybe workout sometimes? We are not worried by AI overlords taking over the world, we are worried we are all sort of pointless… probably because it's mostly true. Get a life… you may need it.

@CodeDomeLabs so good to see an "old" internet friend make a comeback haha

@ohmyhumanity Glad to be back! Hope all is well on the Twittersphere. Did I miss much?

AI isn't discovering truth. It's imposing order. In Ch 7 of Nexus, Harari warns we’re trading default privacy for the total AI annihilation of the concept. No brain chips needed—just smartphones. The machines never sleep. But humans must. Guard your agency.