Not that anybody asked, but I think it's important to understand how shame and guilt actually work before you try to use it for good.

It's a necessary emotion. There are reasons we have it. It makes everything so. much. worse. when you use it wrong.

Shame and guilt are DE-motivators. They are meant to stop behavior, not promote it. You cannot, ever, in any meaningful way, guilt someone into doing good. You can only shame them into not doing bad.

Let's say you're a parent and your kid is having issues.

Swearing in class? Shame could work. You want them to stop it. Keep it in proportion*, and it might help. *(KEEP IT IN PROPORTION!!!)

Not doing their homework? NO! STOP! NO NOT DO THAT! EVER! EVER! EVER! You want them to start to do their homework. Shaming them will have to opposite effect! You have demotivated them! They will double down on NOT doing it. Not because they are being oppositional, but because that's what shame does!

You can't guilt people into building better habits, being more successful, or getting more involved. That requires encouragement. You need to motivate for that stuff!

If you want it in a simple phrase:

You can shame someone out of being a bad person, but you can't shame them into being a good person.

“why do you care that i’m using AI to write my fics?”

putting the environmental and ethical considerations aside, it’s because writing is a craft even if it’s ’just a hobby’. to practice becoming a better writer, you have to read because it will expand your vocabulary and understanding of tone, syntax, and plot development. so when i’m scouring for fics and they turn out to be AI, i’ve learned nothing from it. AI uses consistent phrasing and signals that it learned to mimic from humans. writing is a craft and AI will only ever mimic the work it has stolen from authors, and can never be original or genuine because it is not human. you cannot learn to sew if you cannot thread your own needle. you cannot learn to sing if you refuse to learn your scales. you can learn and you can write.