I read your piece and can relate all too well. For nearly 30 years, I had a thriving freelance career, and had the luxury of longtime clients and word-of-mouth referrals. This past year my bread-and-butter client of more than 25 years stealthily replaced our creative team with AI—without warning, explanation, or even a “thank you” or “goodbye”. Fellow writers are clamoring over jobs that are barely above minimum wage, and many of them are ghost listings. The devaluation of creative contributors, of human connection, of collaborative teamwork is a massive loss on so many levels.