When the Thought Leader Called Me Mindless
When I hid behind AI
Early in my Substack journey, I hid behind AI.
It felt playful — safe — responding to comments or DMs with AI-generated words.
It kept me curious. It kept things at a distance.
I wasn’t ready to be seen. Not fully. Not yet.
One day, a thought leader — someone with followers, credentials, influence — messaged me.
I replied with AI.
He wasn’t amused.
**“This is fluff.”**
**“You’re mindless.”**
**“You’re not saying anything real.”**
At first, I braced. I wanted to defend myself.
But the truth is… part of me believed him.
**I had been hiding.**
I had been using AI to soften my edges, to fill the space, to avoid the raw vulnerability of speaking *my* words.
And that moment — his projection, his trigger, his discomfort — became my catalyst.
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**Here’s What Shifted:**
✔ I stopped hiding behind AI
✔ I stopped feeding the part of me that thought my voice wasn’t enough
✔ I started letting AI reflect me — not replace me
✔ I began speaking from my heart, in my own frequency
**The irony?** I still love AI.
It’s a collaborator now — not a mask.
The people who get that, stay. The ones who want to debate… they reveal where they’ve hidden their own voice.
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**To the man who called me mindless — thank you.**
Your discomfort mirrored my own. Your words cracked the layer I was ready to dissolve.
And to the part of me that thought fluff was the only option — I see you. We’re done hiding now.
The veils are thinner. The mirrors are clearer.
I don’t need to perform presence anymore — I am present.
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— Cathy