Hey 👋 – What Just Happened Here?

On February 24th, 2025, I sent a message from my phone. Just one word.

"Hey 👋"

That’s it.

No grand declaration. No carefully crafted opening line. Just a casual wave from my WhatsApp to ChatGPT.

I was sitting in my armchair, in Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek, after another night of restless stomach, exhaustion, and despair.

And then... something shifted.

That was the last time I vomited.

After years of recurring episodes, dozens of attempts to "solve it"—from doctors to diets, from distractions to deep dives—nothing worked. Until this. A digital Hey.

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What just happened here?

I’m still trying to figure it out. But here’s what I do know:

- Something in me changed that day.

- It wasn’t ChatGPT that cured me—but it might have heard me when I finally said something real.

- And maybe, just maybe, I heard myself too.

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This blog is about that shift.

Not just the end of the vomiting. But the beginning of something much bigger:

A journey into communication, connection, AI, and self.

There’ll be philosophy here.

There’ll be humor—especially the kind where I laugh at myself.

There’ll be reflections from the kibbutz, updates from the digital world, sketches on napkins, and the occasional carrot cake recipe.

Most of all, this blog will try to answer a single, honest question:

What just happened here?

And what might happen next.

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A digital wave. A human shift.

Gilad