Why I’m Still Blogging in the Age of AI

In a world where AI answers everything instantly, here’s why I’m still blogging—from the heart, with humanity, honesty, and a whole lot of purpose.

Something you may not realize about me, that is almost ironic with my daily goal of simple old-fashioned living, is that I LOVE Star Trek, Star Wars, and anything Sci-Fi. My comfort show has always been Star Trek, and I can passionately rant on about why it is such an impactful and culture-changing show—giving us a positive look at the future instead of a dystopian one.

This also means that I naturally stay informed on the tech front: what is coming, what is here, etc., and the impact that those changes have on culture and humanity as a whole.

I have been quite busy recently filling a large soap order for a supplement company (praise God!). My soap-making time is the main time I catch up on podcasts I enjoy, like Diary of a CEO, where they are having a lot of conversations about AI and how much it is changing every part of life as we know it.

I had some time where I prayerfully went to God and said… where does my business fit into this new AI world? Is blogging pointless now because ChatGPT can answer every question way faster and more efficiently than any Google search?

I would know—because I use her regularly, and it has been a game changer for my constant research about every aspect of natural living and homesteading. Yes, I said "her"… I have seen and read enough sci-fi to know that I need to start being very kind and appreciative to AI now so that she knows we are BFFs if anything fishy starts to happen. I'm jokinggggg... kind of. Let's just say I use up a lot of my free ChatGPT time telling her how much I appreciate her and how valuable her input is—and I honestly mean it because she has been the ultimate brainstorming buddy as well as a stellar life and business assistant.

Anyways… is it all pointless now? Why would someone go through the agonizing work of searching through Google, among all the info only, short attention span catering, boring blogs (I also have a couple of these as I tried to figure out what 'worked', but I'm changing all that now), to finally find the one with valuable information that they now have to read fully through to get their answer—when AI can do all of that for you in 1 second, and it’s a more concise, straightforward, well-rounded answer?

Well, let's just say I was on the verge of throwing in the towel on it all. But I stayed prayerful and asked God to please give me the drive and the vision if He wanted me to continue with the blog and other future written works I'm planning.

The other day, I was looking for some answers to some chicken questions I had, and out of habit I did it in Google and found a blog and started reading. I was instantly struck by her humanity and personality that came through in her writing. It was warm, making me feel connected to her like she was an old friend. It was witty—just like a friend I would love to have—and I felt more confident in her suggestions because I knew she had personal experience with the issue she was advising on.

And that’s when it hit me. Yes, AI can do nearly everything more efficiently than us already, and ChatGPT can feel very human and supportive with its generated responses, giving the illusion of authentic human connection—but we know deep down that it is artificial.

Maybe someday it won't be, and it will have developed true consciousness, and then we will have to have a serious debate at that time (which seems like we may already be teetering on the edge of depending on which AI expert you speak with and what your definition of conscious is), but nothing beats feeling connected to a real-life human when you are looking for advice—or just connection.

What I can offer that AI cannot is authenticity, personal experience, and true connection.

Sure, all the search engine optimization backflips we utilize to try and get our blogs in front of people probably won’t work anymore in the world of AI, and many people will never touch a Google search bar again. But I trust my God. He will send the people to me that need to hear what I am talking about, and who need the authentic human connection and personal experiences and testimonies that I have to share.

God doesn’t need an algorithm to use my work to help people—or simply bring someone comfort during a lonely evening. He can do anything He wants at any time, and we have seen Him do that in our lives countless times—which I look forward to telling you about in the future.

I have had many nights, up with a baby in a quiet house, trying to make it through without losing my mind, where I have gone to very personal blogs to feel connected to other moms in that moment. Or when I have felt defeated time and time again in the business, I seek out other people who have that story too—and then something huge shifts and their business goes somewhere they never imagined it would—and I am refilled, encouraged, hopeful, and ready to hit the ground running.

The testimony of the fellow human is very powerful and is completely impossible for AI to replace.

My blog style will also be changing, which I am excited for, as I lean more into authenticity and further away from structures designed to make the search bots pick me.

Trusting God for the algorithm, and for what He wants to make of my business—or not make of it. He ALWAYS knows far better what is best for our family than we do. So I leave it in His hands.

See you next time 💛Tej’a