FAQ (based on an interview with Marie)

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• Are you still active in any groups or online? --- No, not at the moment.

• Do you intend to be active again in groups or generally online? --- I have no idea. It depends on my health and whether I feel it can be good for me. Most groups have changed a lot since I joined them and people who don't participate in online discussions or constantly post on social media are unknown and somehow isolated I think. High school mentality. If one day they become again what they were when I first joined, it would be nice, although sadly all my friends have gone (most have died, and others have left because they didn’t feel comfortable any more). Albert Frank in particular was really great. Those were the days (when I first joined)… Great friends, no bullying. Back then there were Yahoo groups for communication (not Facebook), and although I didn't participate, I was a member of them (having a Yahoo account) and I felt more integrated. You can't be in a group without having any friends and being properly part of it, that's what I mean. I can as well go to a library and peacefully sit there without feeling I am not part of something. I have always loved libraries and the discoveries I made in libraries, although they have changed too, and now people are allowed to talk in many libraries. It is awful. At any rate I will never join Facebook, that's for sure. Too much fakeness, and highly confident people are the only ones who get attention and make friends, like in high school. (There were psychos also in Yahoo group. One of these psychos persecuted me because he felt snubbed when I dared not react when he said he liked my poetry. Sadly, I didn't check Yahoo groups either because I do have a life, but yes, one of the dangers of social media in general is that people with delusions of grandeur expect you to like all their posts and read/react to everything they say.)

• Do you prefer academia or High-IQ societies? --- Well, in general I think that for people like me academia is better because I could do my work in peace and didn't have to socialize or be "happy" to be accepted. I could basically be myself, and of course students didn't like me, but at least my teachers/professors did. They looked at substance rather than appearances I guess because I never participated in classes. At the end of the day, I think we must all try to understand what makes us happy and what helps us grow. People can certainly grow on their own. The greatest minds of the past grew and produced works of genius on their own. Real genius doesn't need instructions or teachings, and certainly not measurements.

• Who is your favorite poet? --- It's no secret that I absolutely love Sylvia Plath. Her poetry is brilliant, and I also relate a lot to her as a person. There are also some Australian poets I love and who might not be very famous in other countries even if they should - for example Judith Wright (really brilliant), Michael Dransfield and Dorothy Porter. Highly recommended if you don't know them.

• What are your projects at the moment? --- Mainly a project against child abuse and bullying ("Faces of Angels"). ChatGPT got the meaning of it in 2 minutes, which really amazed me. I was talking to ChatGPT about it and also explained a bit about myself, literally in less than 3 minutes, and it wrote a quite interesting Artist's Statement on my behalf. It asked me if I was interested and I thought why not, but I didn't expect it to be so thoughtful and correct. Better than most humans I have ever dealt with. It also asked me more than once if I wanted to share some of my drawings, but I changed the subject. :)
  I really live for this project and my cockatiel, who needs me because I am the only person he accepts. Nobody else can touch him, not even the vet, and with me he is super cuddly and sweet. He loves cuddles and he even demands them! 

• "Faces of Angels" is a wonderful project, Marie. Congratulations! --- Thank you. It can be challenging at times to read the stories of these innocent children, but it is also rewarding and it gives me the opportunity to do what I love the most - creating art and fighting for justice.

• You must be very proud of yourself. --- Thank you. I am proud of my principles (particularly considering the current state of the world, reckless indifference, selfishness, greed, bullying, harassment etc.), not my IQ or even my achievements. 

• Do you have any heroes? --- People who fight to change the world and for human rights, equality and the environment, people who had to go through hell and came out victorious and now help others.

• People you don't admire? --- People who look down on others, bullies, sex offenders and their defenders (based on prejudices against difference because those who are different are always wrong in their little mind), and even worse if their victim is a vulnerable person. Who cares about vulnerable people? It's OK to harass them. No, not with me. These people are so deplorable I cannot even comment.

• What do you think of life in general? --- The world has fallen apart and evil is taking over. Actually, it has already taken over. It is a very sad world. If only we could show some love and solidarity at least, but most people only think about themselves. It is *not* a wonderful world for sure. I do like being in nature though. Nature is wonderful. And I like to help the children. I also love animals.

• Thank you, Marie. --- You are welcome.

• More FAQ to come.

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