Why I’m Against AI (and Why It Scares Me More Than It Excites Me)

I know this might be an unpopular opinion, but I feel it deeply enough that I need to say it out loud.

I’m against AI — not because I’m anti-technology or afraid of progress — but because I believe we are rapidly moving toward a world that is more fake than real, and I don’t think we’re prepared for what that will do to us mentally, emotionally, or socially.

We are already surrounded by filters. Filtered faces. Filtered bodies. Filtered lives. Now add AI on top of that, and suddenly we’re entering an era where you can’t trust what you see, what you hear, or even what you read.

Fake pictures.
Fake videos.
Fake voices.
Fake stories.
Fake blogs written by machines pretending to be human.

And the scariest part? Most people won’t be able to tell the difference.

Connection has always been rooted in truth. In real faces. Real voices. Real stories. Real imperfections. When everything becomes curated, generated, enhanced, optimized, and perfected by algorithms, we lose something essential: authentic human connection.

More AI doesn’t mean more creativity.
More filters don’t mean more beauty.

They mean less real.
Less genuine.
Less human.

And humans need reality to stay mentally healthy.

When we consume content that’s polished beyond recognition, our brains start comparing ourselves to things that don’t exist. That gap — between real life and artificial perfection — is where anxiety, self-doubt, loneliness, and disconnection grow. We already see it with social media. AI is about to pour gasoline on that fire.

There’s also something deeply unsettling about not knowing if a story came from a lived experience or a machine trained to mimic emotion. When everything sounds right, looks right, and feels right — but isn’t real — we slowly lose trust. And without trust, community breaks down.

We start questioning:
Is this person real?
Is this image real?
Is this advice real?
Is this connection real?

That constant uncertainty is exhausting for the nervous system.

I don’t believe humans are meant to live in a world where reality is optional.

Why This Will Hurt Us in the End

Mental health depends on grounding — on knowing what’s real, what’s true, and where we belong. When reality becomes blurred, our sense of self becomes blurred too.

If everything is optimized for engagement instead of honesty, we stop listening to our intuition. If machines can create emotion on demand, we forget how to sit with our own. And if AI replaces human voice and experience, we risk outsourcing meaning itself.

Efficiency is not the same as fulfillment.
Convenience is not the same as connection.
Artificial intelligence is not the same as human wisdom.

3 Ways We Can Stay Real (For Our Own Mental Health)

1. Choose real voices over perfect content
   Follow people who show their faces without filters, share messy stories, and speak from lived experience. Read books. Listen to conversations. Support creators who are imperfect, honest, and human — even if their content isn’t as polished.

2. Slow things down on purpose
   AI is designed to move fast — faster content, faster answers, faster stimulation. But humans aren’t built that way. Build moments of slowness into your life: quiet mornings, long walks, thinking without immediately searching for answers. Slowing down helps you stay anchored in reality instead of being swept up in artificial noise.

3. Protect real-world connection
   Prioritize face-to-face relationships. Move your body. Be outside. Touch real things. Laugh with real people. No technology can replace the nervous system regulation that comes from human presence and physical reality.

This isn’t about rejecting progress.
It’s about protecting humanity.

Because when everything becomes fake, the most radical thing we can do is stay real.

And I believe our mental health — and our future — depends on it.