Optimized Into Oblivion via SEO AI

Comic strip titled “SEO Assistant.” A robot tells a koala writer they can’t post their 48-word poem because it doesn’t follow SEO rules. The koala responds, “But it’s a poem.” The robot insists it has “optimized” the koala’s content and voice. The koala thinks, “That doesn’t even sound like me anymore!” — looking sad and stressed.

No Focus Keywords were harmed. This comic is 98% emotional truth and 2% image compression.

This is a comic but it isn’t a joke. We’re being trained for homogeneity by writing for ranking, not resonance. Although I very much want to build a following …

Hands down, I choose creative freedom over optimization.

© 2025 Samantha Williams. All Rights Reserved.

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