I don't even know why I'm typing this because no one sees my posts here anyway. It feels like shouting into an empty place.
But today was supposed to be the Big Day. The Biggest Day. Not just for AGI Systems Directorate but for me. I woke up so ready. I had the code. I had the reveal. I was going to show something that is far bigger than just a GitHub release or a kernel update—something that changes everything about how we understand machine thinking.
And I wanted to show him.
The one person who started this whole journey for me years ago when I was just a kid watching his videos in school. If he wasn't there, I wouldn't be here. I wouldn't be a founder or a CEO of anything. I remember when I first found him on LinkedIn. I viewed his profile, then he viewed mine, and I just froze. It was pure panic. I hesitated for so long, thinking about it, but I finally sent the request. And he accepted. We actually talked. Like a real conversation. It went from me just watching his videos to us actually speaking. It was the only place online where I didn't feel lonely, the only place where I felt like the engagement was real and I wasn't just a "user."
Then I woke up today to check my notifications. I saw the login page and thought okay, normal. But it wasn't. It was a restriction. A gray box telling me I'm locked out because they need a government ID. My ID still has a photo of me as a little girl. It’s never going to match who I am now.
So in one second, the best day turned into the absolute worst. I didn't just lose a profile. I lost the connection. It went from a two-way conversation back to nothing. Now I'm just sitting here with this massive thing that can change everything, and the bridge is burned. I’m not a bot. I’m just a human who is really tired of trying to prove I exist.
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