Note from the Site Builder

When I first got online to learn a year ago, I had about enough knowledge to shop and file my taxes with tax software- that was about it. I didn’t know anything and didn’t like to ask because I always thought that everyone around me seemed to know more about the online world and computers than I did, and I felt like I was ignorant. I got over that pretty soon and discovered that I could learn how to do anything as long as I had time, focus, and the desire. Then I needed to write down what I learned, because short-term memory loss is a bitch. When I learned how to build websites, I’d go to free image sites and download whatever I wanted without paying attention to who created them or whether or not it was AI. Didn’t even think about it. Over time, as I learned, I realized it does matter very much. That AI was trained on the creations of artists, photographers, and writers who, for the most part, received NOTHING for the privilege of teaching something that is going to devalue what they do and make it harder for them to make a living, for those fortunate enough to make a living doing what they love.