Hello, my name is Areej Kassab. I’m a 27-year-old English teacher and writer from Gaza, and I’m reaching out to you with a heavy heart and a desperate plea for support. My family and I are enduring unimaginable hardships as relentless bombings devastate our home and our dreams.
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💔 A Life in Ruins The war has robbed us of everything: safety, peace, and even the hope of a future here. My family’s needs are basic yet critical—food, clean water, diapers for the babies, gas for cooking, and other essentials to make it through each day.
With rising prices and limited access to necessities, we are struggling to provide even the most basic items. My sister’s home has been destroyed, and we are working together to ensure everyone has shelter, food, and warmth.
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With love and gratitude, Areej Kassab ❤️
there is a book for every single excuse someone may have for using ai. if not a book, there’s an article. if not an article, there’s some guy on reddit who experienced the same thing in 2010. if not a reddit guy, i’m sure you could ask around your peer group and find someone who can help.
reading and talking not your thing? watch a youtube video. there is a niche for literally everything.
the best part about not using ai? a human teaching you something actually cares about the consequences you may face if you don’t have the skill you’re looking to learn. a robot couldn’t give less of a fuck if the lacklustre email it shits out at you puts you in a tough situation with colleagues, or if you get a passing grade on your essay, and it especially doesn’t give a fuck about the person you’re trying to impress with your sappy soulless paragraphs about love. actually, scratch that. ai isn’t even capable of not giving a fuck, or giving one.
a person teaching you how to write a proper email? probably understands what it’s like to be concerned about professionalism, and has been in your shoes before. someone giving you tips on how to write a better essay? probably someone who’s written their fair share of horrible/fantastic works and can give you advice on what your human teacher might be looking for. fuck it, someone offering dating advice? probably knows how much it sucks to get rejected, and actually KNOWS WHAT ITS LIKE TO FEEL LOVE AND ADMIRATION FOR SOMEONE.
i think ai can be used in so many cool ways, and it’s not just some evil thing that’s going to take over the world and rot all of our brains, but good fucking god do not let it replace our creativity and individuality.
so many of the "i only use chat gpt for ___" excuses are concerning because people use it in place of learning basic, valuable skills.
you don't need chat gpt to write professional sounding emails for you, there are many many guides on the internet and with a bit of practise you can learn to write them yourself. a very important skill for a professional to have, and some of the basic rules will carry over into irl conversations!
you don't need chat gpt to be a "more detailed search engine", because you're robbing yourself of the chance to learn how to find and filter information on the internet and evaluate the credibility of sources. which is a VITAL skill. plus, chat gpt is notorious for being wrong?
if you use it to write essays, you're taking away your ability to hone your research skills, your writing skills, your critical thinking skills. your ability to create persuasive arguments!
and for most of the other reasons people use chat gpt, there are non-ai websites for that! for maths, wolfram alpha. for figuring out what you can cook with the ingredients you have there's supercook and the like. for creating routines, there's about a million apps!
whatever you "only" use chatgpt for i promise there are better websites out there that you don't have to worry will produce complete bullshit???? and destroy the environment???
most creators who do content surrounding service workers have like a few viral videos and then their notoriety swiftly fades. the only reason she has gotten so much attention is because people are desperate to take out their pent up frustration with the trans community, and especially trans women.
its also weird that every time someone “calls her out” they include the fact she’s trans in the title… like what does that have to do with literally anything? i don’t think all criticism of her is rooted in transphobia, but i do think feeling the need to bring her identity into things is.
here’s a hot take: Lily Tino wouldn’t be so “annoying and evil” if people were more accepting towards trans women. i can’t be the only one who can understand her frustration. as far as i’m aware, her only “crime” is getting upset when people misgender her. she probably wouldn’t be getting as upset as she does if there was a level of basic respect towards trans people. of course, a lot of the employees she’s getting upset with are very apologetic and will often times immediately correct themselves, but i think it’s totally fair for her to be like “…? seriously..? you can’t tell that i’m trying to present myself more femininely…?”
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As our only source of food right now is a single loaf of bread made from spoiled flour. I cannot breathe without the inhaler, and my family of 9 continues to suffer from dizziness and weakness. Any contribution, no matter how small, would make a significant difference in our lives.
Thank you for your kindness and support during this incredibly difficult time.
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