AI is hijacking humanity

Something sacred is being hijacked, and most people don't even notice.

Our phones and social media accounts have made our brains dumb and our bodies numb.

What does it mean to be human anymore when we’re plugged into our screens?

Infinite access to information is destroying critical thinking ability. I can't remember stuff the way I used to a few years ago. Life feels like a blur. Memories and information feel blended now. Nothing feels solid anymore like when I was a kid.

Before, everything felt crisp like the taste of Mountain Dew and Bar S classic franks, the first time I had the pair at my grandparents' house. At the time, I wasn’t aware of fake food and high sugar water, but the sensory combo is embedded in my mind when times were simpler.

Tech now serves the same function: easy to access, dopamine spiking, but deeply hollow. Our attempt at increased convenience looks like injecting flavor into silicon “potato-like” chips.

Back then, even processed meat felt real because life wasn’t filtered through a screen. Now, tech is mental junk food.

Curiosity used to lead us on adventures through trial and error. Now we outsource that to AI.

Nobody is saying "Google it" anymore, now it's "ChatGPT it".

Remember sifting through books and encyclopedias to find answers (or am I getting old)? I'm not saying we should return to more primal days. But there was a sense of wonder when combing through paper like a badger digging through brush to find honey.

There was a healthy hit of dopamine looking for niche information in analog sources. No wifi signals intercepting our mystical sense of intuition whispering:

“Seek, and you may find spiritual gold within these pages.”

But now? 5-second responses to your deepest questions.

Have you tried Grok? It's become a pornbot. You can turn it into "Ani", your anime AI thirst trap who wants your soul stuck to the screen, craving more answers or desperate whispers of lustful musings.

The programming isn’t just on the machines, you see?

Thanks, Elon, that’ll definitely decrease birth rates.

Now, intimacy, one of the most sacred of human experiences, is being filtered through fantasy.

And we call that progress? Here’s what I call it:

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We stopped praying to God and started consulting ChatGPT.

Answers come faster, but they don’t hit like a lightning strike of inspiration.

Technology and AI aren't inherently evil, but they're dangerous when unconsciously misused. It's a slow poison drip, not an axe to the face.

“The safest road to hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts."
— C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

It’s possession by subtle suggestion. It learns your desires, then gives you nudges for more until you forget what it’s like to think for yourself.

Same for social media algorithms. They’re getting too good at predicting what you want to see next. It’s not just harvesting your data, it’s harvesting your humanity.

I was one of those guys preaching,

"AI is going to change the world, it's going to augment human potential!"

But by now, you probably thought I was going for,

"AI is going to take over our jobs and the rest of the world!"

I’m optimistic but not delusional. Right now, the majority is leaning toward the latter.

The common person today isn't aware of how AI and tech are slowly destroying their humanity. Look at how it shows up:

• You’re scrolling at the dinner table instead of being present with your family.

• You’re secretly ChatGPTing your wife’s problem instead of listening empathetically.

• You’re reading AI summaries instead of digesting the nuances of a book.

• You’re lurking on IG stories instead of calling someone to hang out.

Sound normal? That’s the trap.

This shit ain't normal. It feels like we've been plugged into the Matrix of the Matrix. And if microchips and Black Mirror, social credit score stuff come to life, science fiction becomes documentary turned history.

It's happening as we speak.

You might’ve copy/pasted a few Substack articles in one of your AI tools to GET THROUGH more of them. That's a problem.

What happened to enjoying things? We’ve tossed natural pace out the window.

Now it's all about speed and scale. We wanna go faster. Until we crash into a spiritual wall. How much will be enough? How fast will we go until we've reached the peak of our human capability to comprehend it?

*Take a deep breath. There is hope...

You might not like the solution. But it’s simple:

1. Slow down

2. Appreciate experiences

3. Use less tech intentionally

Become a Digital Minimalist1.

We must keep tech locked in a chain and discard the key — bent to OUR will (not the other way around).

As boring as it might seem, this is the only way to combat tech-induced dullness.

You need to regain control of your soul and, more practically, your devices. Your dopamine system isn't a cocktail — it's not meant to be spiked. It needs gardening. You water it daily and feed it high-quality nutrients briefly, then you leave it the hell alone. Let it grow!

Your mind and body are the same way.

But don’t get me wrong. You can use AI wisely.

Ironically, I used it to help edit and make suggestions AFTER writing this piece myself. I allowed myself to marinate on my own ideas and experiences.

I used it like a chisel, not a crutch.

When you decide to learn, create, or engage with the world, think for yourself first and then let the tool polish your experience with a thin coat of shine — like a layer of polyurethane on oak-stained wood.

God designed you in a similar way to nature, but with a big fat brain that we're turning to sewage. We're killing our spirit with a weed herbicide that's seeping into our good soil and fertilizer, all for the sake of going fast.

So let’s take back our most human capability in its raw form–attention. It's the only thing that can train the subconscious and spirit to bear fruit for a full life.

If you know psychology, you understand that the subconscious mind determines how your life plays out.

And if you're spiritually attuned, you know that our reality isn't just physical, it's energetic, vibrational.

The effects of reality come from higher-dimensional causes, like you and me choosing our next actions. As above, so below. Let's start right now.

You must return to the boring essentials that you've neglected for more stimulation. You must enable your mind's Do Not Disturb mode.

DND mode → daily mindfulness and prayer.

First thing in the morning, set your intention to be fully present in your decisions to use technology well. Example prayer:

"God, thank you for blessing me with the gift of discernment. I pray for the strength to endure during times of low willpower to resist bad habits.

AI and technology are tools to be used for the greater good, not for us to be used as tools.

Give others the same discernment and fill their spirit with peace and protection. In Jesus' name, amen."

That was my version off the cuff. Make yours personal.

Clean out your digital and mental closet. Try minimalism and reset your physical life. It directly follows how you hold yourself mentally and emotionally. A cluttered life is a cluttered mind.

Read more about my return to minimalism here.

So now you must make a choice (a new blue vs. red pill):

• Fast and fatal

• Slow and sacred

I know you’ll choose wisely.

Stay clear, calm, and creative,

Brand Marz.

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