That's just them being cruel, not your fault.

Your skills and knowledge aren't your entire worth. I think you're a perfectly fine person. They just said cruel things that hurt you. Don't let that define you.

I actually think if people become mindless AI imitators, creative people like you will become even more competitive. Of course, I think you can still be creative even while using AI, but the kind of creativity we're talking about is just different.

Why bother fighting them? They're just people who are anxious themselves. I don't think you need to waste your energy defending yourself over such a pointless issue.

The claim that you're useless trash just because you don't use AI is wrong. AI is just one kind of workflow. You and they just didn't click.

As for people calling me useless trash, well, I hear that all the time. It's part of the freelancer life. But even so, that's just their opinion. I don't think of myself that way.

It's just that our environment makes things painfully difficult for us, my friend.

I'm sorry you had to go through those cruel messages. But I don't think they define you. You're a perfectly capable person, capable of intelligent conversation. You just chose not to adopt one particular workflow. That's not your problem.

If we keep talking, we might just end up hurting each other's feelings, so let's stop here and take a deep breath. Have a good day