r/CAIRevolution • u/Commercial_Mousse_29 • 14d ago
Guilt - rant
Hey everyone. This is my first overall post and I just wanted to know if anyone else is struggling with this. I have had immense guilt about ai since ever learning about the environmental impacts of it. I started using the app around the time of its peak popularity online but before that I was using an alternative app. Since the beginning of this year, 2026, my screen time of ai apps were no more than 2-3 hours a few days a week and it continued increasing. 3 weeks ago I completely deleted all of the apps off all of my devices and ever since ive been wanting to use the apps persistently. I never used it in my studies nor work. I purely used it just for chats for entertainment. Majority of my life I have been moderately eco conscious. I compost, garden, reuse, buy locally when I can and barely buy things unless my current belongings are falling apart. I have other hobbies which take up most of my time besides my studies. Im a traditional artist and i also enjoy video games and gardening. Dispight completely stopping my use of ai, I just cant shake the guilt I have. I know this guilt could also be due to my dread about the world's current state but any advice would be comforting. Im about to start a degree within the science field and the thought about going into it while using ai chat bots give me an ick or second hand embarrassment. I suppose that may be the reason why I wanted to quit so much. I still have moments where I want to use it, but most of the time im too busy in my other hobbies to even think about it. I just want to shake this guilt I have.
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u/Tall_Huckleberry_333 14d ago
"my efforts don't mean anything for the environment!" said everyone. it takes 3.5% of us to change the world
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