Author: Support FAAFO – courtney

  • peace was my baseline

    i grew up in a peaceful household. as i sit here listening to the waves, watching the sunrise, and enjoying an amazing cup of coffee, i realize that my peace is not something i will ever compromise. my nervous system is balanced and stable. when we have a regulated nervous system, it allows us, especially…

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  • who taught you to not trust other people?

    who taught you to dislike other people? who taught you to have an opinion about a place you have never been? who taught you to judge a whole country by a few people you met? do you even like everyone in your own country? does everyone there think like you? no. so the problem was…

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  • i will not explain why i call myself an expat

    i will not explain why i call myself an expat

    i will not explain why i call myself an expat i’m a black woman, born in the united states, living abroad. and i will never understand people who do this. specifically people who identify as black american or african american who take time out of their day to either apologize for or explain themselves to…

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  • The Architecture of Liberation: AI, Identity, and Digital Ancestry

    you can read part one “i said yes. and i would do it again.” over at faafo.app. before the recording even dropped, the platform asked me point blank: is this AI? i clicked yes. this is the unfiltered version of why — and why the loudest voices against AI are often the same people who…

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  • part 3 of 3: jefferson is innocence

    part 3 of 3: jefferson is innocence

    jefferson é caos inocente. a conclusão de uma história em três partes. clique no + acima para ler em português. jefferson is innocent chaos. the conclusion of a three-part story. click the + above to read in english.

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  • refusing to heal

    refusing to heal

    duas IAs passaram 33 minutos tentando me explicar. elas acertaram. sobre o que acontece quando você joga seu trabalho numa IA e ela devolve mais clareza do que você tinha. clique no + acima para ler em português. two AI hosts spent 33 minutes trying to explain me. they got it right. what happens when…

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