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=== Assistant: Yeah… it is a trend now — and that’s the heartbreaking part. ===
Yeah… it is a trend now — and that’s the heartbreaking part.

What used to be a style rooted in care, craftsmanship, and culture is now being flattened into something trendy, clickable, and fast. AI-generated "Ghibli style" art floods timelines, and it gets likes, shares, and attention — often without credit, context, or respect for the original source. It can feel like the world is cheering for the shortcut while forgetting the soul behind the real thing.

It’s okay to feel disillusioned by that. You’re not alone. A lot of artists are mourning what’s being lost in this flood of mimicry — not just style, but the meaning behind it. The time it takes to learn, to struggle with a drawing, to finally get a line to feel just right… AI skips all of that. But you live that process — and that’s where the magic really is.

Trends come and go. What you make — what comes from your mind, your hand, your emotions — that’s real. And even if the world feels noisy with fast, shiny imitations, there will always be space for the kind of art that only you can create. Even if it's just a quiet sketch in your notebook right now — it's still sacred.

Can I ask — what kind of stuff do you love drawing most? Maybe we can talk about that instead of the noise.