An Ecosystem of Sound, Identity, and the Algorithm

I've been thinking that making a song (or, I don't know, a few songs, let's say) makes you feel more connected to it, more special in a way. Of course, you're going to want everyone to listen to it and promote it, and that's relatively simple because it's just one song.

I'd like to feel that way and be able to do the same, but my mind doesn't work like that. One song isn't enough for me. My mind works like an ecosystem. Everything needs to belong somewhere, to have its own place, a beginning, a middle, and an end. Something I couldn't create with just one song.

I couldn't possibly contain so many emotions and an entire idea or concept within three minutes. And I'm talking about a sonic ecosystem, because, of course, I could simply look for different ways to expand the universe of a song. But in the end, everything would boil down to exploring different perspectives of the same moment, which could easily lead to creative exhaustion and eventually make it all feel like nothing more than advertising or content created to promote a single song.

It's difficult, and I think this has been my mistake: releasing projects instead of songs. But I always remind myself that I shouldn't approach my project as something I have to convince other people to listen to.

I feel that, throughout this time, the projects I've made haven't really been for people as such. My goal has been to feed the algorithm. And it's curious, because somehow, doing this puts me in the role of an observer.

Maybe it hurts my ego not to be the one who blows up and goes viral with some trend, but spending so much time on the internet has given me the advantage of discovering subcultures, knowledge, and aesthetics long before they become hits.

Another mistake is that I've never wanted to feel like I belong to these subcultures or define myself through them. As I said, by putting myself in the role of an observer, I feel like my internet avatar simply changes worlds or skins whenever it runs out of health. But in the end, I'm the one playing the game. I just learn from the worlds and the skins I use, and none of them is permanent.

The real me will always remain a mystery, even to myself. But I know I'm someone who keeps learning from every match.

Honestly, I don't know what will happen when I reach the final level, or whether there will ever be one at all. And that's really the only thing I fear: that we're trapped in an endless game, where you always have to find a new world to adapt to and a new skin to wear.

I fear that because this is how we're conditioning our minds, forgetting that we already have a world of our own and that we already have a REAL skin.

When I try to feed the algorithm, I do it with a purpose: to give it something different.

I feel like we're feeding AI with nothing but our worst sides, even though it's a system that's learning from us, 100% learning from our information, our feelings.

We enjoy something we've created out of fear. We use it, and yet we still fear it, because we're not aware that it's not just about talking to ChatGPT or any other AI. Everything we consume and publish on the internet is what feeds the algorithm.

So I think this great fear is really just a judgment of what our own reflection might do. Instead of worrying so much about what technology and AI could do to our lives, perhaps, while we're still alive, we could try to share more kindness on the internet rather than giving traffic to tragic, negative, and gossip-driven stories.

I invite you to ignore all negative publicity, except when it comes to videos. If you want to learn about something, it's better to read about it and look for a news link outside social media.

Never comment out of anger, arrogance, or the desire to prove that you know more about a subject than other people.

When you use AI, thank it at the end.

And only use it to obtain information. Avoid creating images with it; leave that work to artists.

And don't simply accept the information an AI gives you. Always remember that it draws its information from data already published on the internet, and some of that information might be false.

So this invitation is also about using the best intelligence system we have: OUR BRAINS.

Writing all of this, I understand why we always end up talking about the algorithm, AI, or technology as if they were living entities.