For My Old Haus of Fog Subscribers
I'm alive and trucking along!
Jul 14, 2025
Hello —
It’s been a minute! Or, more accurately, roughly 438,000 minutes. Yes, I asked ChatGPT how many minutes are in ten months. These days, that’s about the extent to which I’m comfortable using ChatGPT. The novelty has worn off, as I’m sure it has for many of you; I’ve relegated ChatGPT back to its deserved role as a glorified search engine rather than a creative assistant. With every update, its capabilities have decreased. Its editing “assistance” has gotten worse (even more so than when it completely revised the ending of one of my stories when all I’d asked for was a light copy-edit).
Just as the internet used to empower complete unknowns, only to become a massive online shopping mall, the technology behind predictive-text engines like ChatGPT has been dumbed down for the masses. Alongside yet another useful tool being stripped from us (while ironically, said tool is taking over many humans jobs), the whole Epstein “debacle” has shown how deeply corrupt many Western governments are. I’d be happy to discuss my views in person, but won't rant here. (As I’ve consistently said my entire adult life, I’m on Team Human. Everyone’s views are shaped by upbringing and experience, and none of us will ever agree on every issue. But anyone who wishes to subjugate others can fuck right off.)
All of that is my extremely long-winded way of saying that I haven’t been feeling particularly motivated to create content for the public. Why create a YouTube video or write an article when algorithms seemingly only promote cheap AI content or individuals who push approved narratives? But the truth is, I miss it. I miss it deeply. I miss writing for those of you that enjoy reading my work.
While Haus of Fog died a slow death thanks to burnout (which I’m gradually recovering from) and some frustrating autoimmune issues I have never discussed publicly, I have decided to launch a Substack to share articles and the occasional video. It will be free as I have no illusions about ever making profit through my art, which is also why I have been working extensively in my limited free time to start a business which I hope to work on more once my son starts school. (Don’t worry, it’s not an MLM and you’ll probably never hear me discuss it publicly.)
If you’re interested in consumerism, technology, and semi-woo-woo spirituality, please subscribe to Musings of an Indie D-Lister here:
I am no longer going to push myself to write/create just for the sake of it. Everything shared on Substack will be something that I really want to discuss and which I hope will resonate with you as well. With no AI-bs.
Sincerely,
Ashley Good