This is inspired by  helixthefallen but I think it's very much a concern, so why not weigh in? His piece is a nod to the realities of the world and the current influx of furries to the fandom and the influences on them by social media, along with current trends here on FA...

My Two Cents:

I had a whole section on world politics and how shit things are, but everyone already knows that, so "F" that.

I very much believe that the creativity of people is amazing and of paramount importance. People around the world are enjoying the furry community and taking part even while the world seems to fall apart around us. There is something powerful in that being true!

I don't believe in AI creating things like art or scripts for TV or movies. Keep it out of the creative environment where you can - instead of being the aid everyone said it would be, it is destroying jobs and destroying the economy while those in positions of authority only get more power and more wealth off such decisions. The small guy gets forgotten or worse - ripped off. Hollywood just went through that horrific experience, and that was unpleasant all around. Greed showed it's face yet again...

I have funded artists since my 20's, when I had a little to spend and gave it away in exchange for images of things only I could see in the recesses of my mind. Now, art hangs on my walls from artists from around the world! All of them depict characters I have shared my life with and whom I love deeply - and for that, I love the artists responsible just as much as those characters. It is a pure joy to look up and see beloved characters looking back at me from the walls of my home and computer. I see them and I smile and I know that they are REAL and that they are THERE and that is important!

THEY and the artists are my MUSE. For them, and for all the amazing artists out there, I am eternally grateful. AI CANNOT and never will replace the spark of human creation without stealing from humanity itself. Do not pay for AI art. If you use it, use it for yourself, but remember that nothing it creates is truly original.

For those new to the fandom, welcome! Ask a gray muzzle (like myself) anything, and you are likely to be given as much heartfelt advice as they can give. None of us wants anything bad to happen to anyone. If you see something you disagree with it, PLEASE ignore it (unless it is illegal by it's very nature). You don't have to like it to enjoy the furry community! If you don't, ignore it. Just like those who don't like the things you like ignore the stuff you do. There's a lot of art styles I don't understand or dislike, but I don't comment on that and neither should anyone else. It's not about gate-keeping here. Everyone has a background from which they are approaching the universe of fur-covered animal-people. Where that is? I don't care. So long as you aren't hurting anyone, you do you!

Everyone wants to just have a little bit of fun while they live their boring lives in the "real world" outside our doors. Let's try to make this shared space a positive experience, shall we?

Enjoy the fandom. Take part in it however you can. Be yourself! That is ultimately what this is all about.

Lastly, be kind. There isn't enough of that in the world anymore and we could all use it.