Derek Guzman

Art is The Cure to Burnout

Why Objectifying Yourself for Capitalism is Killing You Burnout0:00/463.0465311× * Burnout isn’t mere fatigue but an existential illness caused by the commodification of humanity. * Art, when it’s done for its own sake, heals the rift between the ego and the subconscious. * Creativity contains a spiritual signature

Where is Xiaofeng Wang?

The US Public Deserves to Know * FBI raided two homes of renowned cryptographer Xiaofeng Wang and wife Nianli Ma on March 28, 2025; both vanished from public view. * Indiana University fired them the same day without due process and scrubbed their profiles, sparking outrage among faculty. * No official reason was

How to Remove DRM from Ebooks

And Plug Them Into Outread When I walk down the block and buy a book off teh shelf of a local bookstore they can't tell me shit about what bookshelf I put it on at home. It’s my book now. You can’t make me feel guilty

Ghiblification is a Funny Way to Spell Colonialism

Predatory Practices of Generative AI Art Sourcing Explained • Miyazaki denounced generative AI art as “an insult to life,” yet OpenAI launched a tone-deaf “Ghiblification” feature mimicking his style. • AI art tools are trained on copyrighted works without consent, exploiting artists while hiding behind vague “fair use” claims. • Tech giants’ data-scraping

I'm Changing Mediums

My Journey From Lifetime Pencilist to Beginner Painter My father taught me how to draw in my earliest childhood memories. We laid on the living room carpet together with paper, pencils, and postcards he collected from the store. Dad preferred to draw from likenesses so he kept pictures he liked

Unplugging From the Influencer Brand Matrix

Take Your Humanity Back From Engagement Metrics * Branding warps your personality into a marketable product—kill it before it kills your creativity. * Engagement metrics are hollow dopamine traps, not measures of real human connection. * Raw, imperfect, and honest content builds genuine relationships; perfection is performative. * Stop optimizing for virality; start