"Become a master of meaning," these are the words that kept running through my head as I read your post. I've heard this phrase from Tony Robbins, and it has helped me tremendously. You're right, social is run by bots and soon all kinds of AI agents. Website traffic is plummeting. Cloudflare has launched a program (still in beta) that would reward web owners when AI crawls their website. On the other hand, I applaud businesses that incorporate small cafes into their stores (see Ralph Lauren), as people are realizing that there's more to life than showcasing your breakfast on a social media platform and accumulating likes.

As we're reminded that life doesn't have to be super complicated and sophisticated, we'll witness more and more people reclaim their sovereignty and bathe in the very fundamentals of existence. To each their own path and decision; in the grand scheme of things, there is no right or wrong anyway.

And, WOW! Model strangers is wonderful. Thanks for sharing, Eric.