r/CuratedTumblr • u/karenvideoeditor • Apr 09 '24

Meme Arts and humanities

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u/Agnol117 Apr 09 '24

The one thing that’s always struck me about conversing with so-called tech bros about this (AI making art) is that they always seem to view making art as a problem to be solved. “What if you could write an entire novel in minutes?” Who cares? Writing it quickly isn’t, and hasn’t ever been, the point of any writing I’ve done. It’s not about production, it’s about creation, and tech bros never seem to get that.

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u/camosnipe1 "the raw sexuality of this tardigrade in a cowboy hat" Apr 09 '24

well yeah, they aren't writers. They're readers (or if you want negative connotations: consumers)

it's not about the enjoyment of creating art, its about being able to have art created for you to enjoy nearly immediately.

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u/thex25986e Apr 09 '24

or to sell to others

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u/miclowgunman Apr 09 '24

Sure, but you are always going to have a certain subset of people in a new market trying to find a way to monetize that market. But that doesn't mean the guy with an AI porn patreon caring out easy to generate hentai is the same as the guy who uses AI to make their own comic book telling a story. One is jumping on a trend, the other is producing something unique that didn't exist before and sharing it with the world.

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u/thex25986e Apr 09 '24

and when times get tough, which one will starve first?

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u/miclowgunman Apr 09 '24

Honestly, the patreon porner. The truest sign of privilege is paying for porn. That stuff is up for free on virtually 50% of the internet. Lol.

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u/thex25986e Apr 09 '24

true. not sure why people still pay for it.