It appears inconsiderate—perhaps even dismissive—to present me, a human being with unique thoughts, humor, contradictions, and experiences, with content that reads as though it were assembled by a lexical randomizer. When you rely on automation instead of your own creativity, you deny both of us the richness of genuine human expression.
Isn’t there pride in creating something that is authentically yours? In writing, even imperfectly, and knowing the result carries your voice? That pride is irreplaceable.
Please, do not use artificial systems merely to correct your grammar, translate your ideas, or “improve” what you believe you cannot. Make errors. Feel discomfort. Learn from those experiences. That is, in essence, the human condition.
Human beings are inherently empathetic. We want to help one another. But when you interpose a sterile, mechanized intermediary between yourself and your readers, you block that natural empathy.
Here’s something to remember: most people genuinely want you to succeed. Fear often stops you from seeking help, convincing you that competence means solitude. It doesn’t. Intelligent people know when to ask, when to listen, and when to contribute. They build meaningful, reciprocal relationships.
So, from one human to another—from one consciousness of love, fear, humor, and curiosity to another—I ask: if you must use AI, keep it to the quantitative, to the mundane. Let your thoughts meet the world unfiltered. Let them be challenged, shaped, and strengthened by experience.
After all, the truest ideas are not the ones perfectly written. They’re the ones that have been felt.
I didn't wear cleats until I was almost 14 playing baseball.. I just used tennis shoes.. some of my friends gave me a hard time about it. I could hit dingers all day so no big deal.
But you know what. I wore a helmet at every at bat. Did I really need it for every at bat?? No; But I had it.
There's a long list of dead people who went into the wilderness or hiking under prepared. Just because it didn't happen to you doesn't mean the same outcome for others.. I know this is supposed to be a metaphor for when to buy and upgrade the tools you have. But safety should always come first.
The Peelers have historically not been known for their honesty when interacting with Catholics. Racism serves as an institutional tool for harassment and the justification of power over certain groups. There is no genuine honesty in these practices, even if they are ostensibly used to prevent violence.
I've contributed hours / days of coding to continue.. so to say what PearAI did makes me furious. Is an understatement.
This apology is even misleading of what they actually did. They didn't fork they copied and they changed the license. Fork properly keep attribution to all the developers who have worked on continue; and keep the license..
I wonder how much it costs in other countries. There was a whole host of people working on me. Multiple doctors (surgeons / anesthesiologist) .. Inspire tech. Multiple nurses.
Because you are dealing with breathing and the tongue it's critical to monitor the patient very closely.
Not overweight (5'11 170). Side / stomach sleeping makes my apnea / snoring go down but it's still 'moderate'. My snoring is extremely loud. You can hear it in the entire house. It's definitely ended relationships.
Procedure is definitely extreme. Just like any operation. But my situation was extreme. I literally was killing myself each night slowly.
I did fail at CPAP.. it really is hard to do; but I have friends who swear by it.
mandibular devices.. rarely work.
I am using inspire. It's great. Turn it on when I go to sleep after 15 minutes it turns on and it moves my tongue depending on my breathing. It is basically a pacemaker but connected to tongue instead of the heart. And if you look at pictures of an inspire and a pacemaker they look exactly the same.
So the reason everyone isn't getting it.. is not really for the side effects. But cost. My bill was 150k.. luckily I only paid a few thousand. So in order for your insurance to approve it you have to meet certain criteria.
(talk to your doctor for an exact list)
1. Can't have a high BMI. Snoring and Apnea are closely related to weight. Your doctor should get you on semaglutides first.
2. You must have failed at using CPAP. It failed for me for multiple reasons. But like I said I have friends who love CPAP and get the same relief as me.
3. You have to get a type endoscopy to see if the procedure will work.
I'm sure there are some other things they check but those are the main ones..
Now once you get the surgery.. recovery isn't tons of fun. When they are programming it while you are in surgery they are moving your tongue in all sorts of ways.. It took about a month to get to the ability to eat a sandwich again; and I was still sore for some time after that. They also have to do some craziness to get the wiring from your chest to throat(where the nerve for the tongue is actually stimulated. So my chest was sore and my arm was unable to pick up anything heavy for a couple months..
Also it takes a few months for everything to heal and for them to first turn it on. Then 3 months of programming to be stronger and stronger without waking you up.
But one day it clicked and I was sleeping like a baby!
I have sleep apnea and I have an implant to stop my apnea / snoring.
1. if your watch tells you that you might have apnea go get a sleep study!
2. apnea and snoring do tend to happen together but not necessarily. you can have apnea without snoring(sometimes the other way but not as common)
3. apnea is like high blood pressure it's slowly killing you.
4. there are a lot of options now to help you. one might be losing weight. one might be sleeping on a side or stomach.. you won't know until you do a sleep study! get it done.
After I got my apnea fixed I feel like a new person. I did not even know how tired I was or what being "awake" was like anymore. My body adjusted to a new normal. Please look into treatment!