I'm irritated by Meta, irritated by the centralization of the internet, and I want to be more sustainable. The integration of generative AI into so many facets of the mainstream internet has made me more and more frustrated, particularly due to the increased energy and water usage of data centers. I have a minor in machine learning. It's how I learned how to code in the first place, as poorly as I do. There are legitimate uses for what we call 'AI' that have potential to truly help people, especially in regards to medical advances, but I see very few benefits to generative AI, especially in the ways that internet companies seek to normalize it. I want to do things on my own, and importantly, know how to do things on my own, I don't want to normalize LLMs summarizing everything I intend to read, I don't want my essays written for me, I don't want to keep seeing AI generated images on my Pinterest and having to take an extra few seconds to figure out if something is actually real. It's tiring and frustrating and irritating. SO, I decided to curate my internet use. I want to be less consumptive, more creative. I want to stop thinking of buying things first, because everything I see is an advertisement. I want to make my daily habits into something I'm actually proud of, and feel like I'm actually doing something worthwhile with my time. I already stopped using Instagram months ago, more or less, not that I ever really posted. I want to just text my friends when I see something that makes me think of them, instead of sending a post they may or may not even have the chance to see. I read 'The Art of Frugal Hedonism' last week and saw within the book a lot of truths I've seen in my own life, and a lot of actionable tips that I'm in a space to actually put into practice within my own life. I want to post about books I read from the library, projects I'm doing and enjoying, what I'm thinking about and want to rant about, I want my internet usage to be less commercialized and more connected, I want to feel differently than I do, so I'm trying to make a change.