The great care you have for your profession, and humanity in general, is evident. Please recognize that emotional affection is a symptom of this.

I, many times, feel existential working in IT as I am told it's inevitable. Maybe a consequence of an individualistic society, where actions can't extend from oneself? — Which doesn't play well in the dilemma's "AI" seems to propose.

Thank you for writing this, and I invite you to feel bittersweet pride for doing what you think is right.

One sentence that stuck with me is "Attacking educators and researchers is not a coincidence".

I was wondering why they're focusing so much on (destroying) education, and why the education "sector" (how much capitalistic capture this common expression betrays!) is so permeable to the attack by "AI", which is so obviously its enemy.

But sadly it makes sense and we mustn't, aren't allowed to let that happen ...

I feel this so much, thank you for expressing it so clearly.

It's easy to know what to do but much harder to emotionally get things in order and actually do it. And then failure creates doubt, is it even worth it to resist?

I'm tired...

This echoes so much of how I feel. Seeing so many of my fellow computer programmers fall prey to the hype, leaving behind all semblance of ethical duty, has been truly demoralizing. But at the same time, many programmers are resisting! It's a true bifurcation. I suspect no industry is immune from this.

"Resistance is futile!" they want us to believe. Our job is to say no, that's a game we refuse to play.