This picture has been posted at least 3 years ago online, so even without an original source, I'm going to lean on the side that it's not AI. Every wacky piece of art isn't an AI trick.

The design is very human.

Don't be paranoid. It's okay to let your guard down. Everything will be fine. Just fine.

I look away. Tears in my eyes.

Sir, I'm afraid. I'm afraid that it will...be a while.

Added credit to title.

It will see you later.

Attention theft is an existing term, though it's used to describe bad practices by marketers. I suppose it's bad that the term has had to come into existence, but it is good that it exists as a way to talk about bad practices more easily.

I'm both posting as high output as I feasibly can of OC, and aggregating links from blogs and creators I follow to [email protected], as a way to minimize reddit content.

[email protected] is also full of links to articles and blog content relevant to the hobby that isn't ripped from reddit.

[email protected] has a small but regular community.

So many people complain about dead niche communities or niche communities only recycling reddit content. If that same energy was put in service to making new content, the communities would be improved. There is a bystander problem where loads of people complain, but if you check the profiler of the complainer, you often find few to no posts.