agent_nycto
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- Comment on Don't trust the picture on the label 1 day ago:
- Comment on Anon discovers real life 5 days ago:
Dude this comment was sad.
- Comment on "Star Trek is dying." How would you sell it to a younger audience? 1 week ago:
Honestly, the things that made me start to like it again was Below Decks, because it was different and fun and animated, sure, but what made me like Star Trek again was the moments of optimism and niceness that were in the show. Sometimes it was as a joke where you think something is going to be bad and it turned out fine, which is fine, but if reminded me of the thing that separates Star Trek from other shows is that it has this sense of optimism. Optimism for the future, that things are going to be ok, and humanity will get it’s act together and live up to our own ideals.
The edgy remakes don’t feel like that.
- Comment on It was Steve 2 weeks ago:
We should unionize
- Comment on I am required to pay taxes to the US government, not elon musk running a fraudulent government agency, why should I pay? 2 weeks ago:
Unfortunately it’s because they are underfunded. A lot of them would love to go after the wealthy, so I’ve heard.
- Comment on I am required to pay taxes to the US government, not elon musk running a fraudulent government agency, why should I pay? 2 weeks ago:
Ok, but depending on your situation, you’ve already paid your taxes and filing them is you telling the IRS to give you a refund.
- Comment on Colours 2 weeks ago:
Just for that I’m going to team up with the historians and say you fell off a horse selling bad copper.
- Comment on Colours 2 weeks ago:
seethes in artist
- Comment on Anon has a business idea 3 weeks ago:
I mean there’s still the environmental harm.
- Comment on Anon is going to get a call from HR 3 weeks ago:
That’s a pretty stupid take to have there. It’s not a hard concept to grasp.
- Comment on Anon has a business idea 3 weeks ago:
Ai is cringe
- Comment on What are your favorite board games? I'm looking for games that are satisfying and lead to a sense of accomplishment or fulfillment or connection. 3 weeks ago:
I really like Mysterium. It’s kinda cooperative, but players also work independently. The premise is that one player is a ghost, and the rest of the players are psychic detectives who have their own vision of how the murder happened. The ghost gives out clues using surreal, dream-like cards for the psychics to figure out their personal guess on what the weapon, location and murderer was. At the end the ghost gives clues to which psychic was right.
I personally like it because it isn’t just logic and strategic thinking, you have to use your creative/artistic part of your brain as well, if not moreso.
- Comment on oahsa rocks guys 4 weeks ago:
This is the second best thing humanity has ever made
- Comment on Why do AI bros and other staunch AI defenders seem happy about the potential of killing off the creative industries? 5 weeks ago:
So you’re saying you don’t know of any financially struggling artists.
How exactly would you hear about an artist who isn’t doing well financially but is so popular you’d hear about them? If you actually hung out in artist circles then you’d know a lot of artists like that, so yeah, I’m assuming you don’t.
You said that if they appeared to not be making money they are essentially lying about it or going off to work in a factory.
So you’re preventively arguing against any evidence to the contrary of the poor artist. As for the factory part, my brother in Christ, that’s what most artists have to do. They work part time or full time jobs, sometimes multiple jobs, to supplement their income.
As for your definition of artbro, that’s a myopic sliver of the art world as a whole, and I am dismissing your aren’t to limit the conversation to just those people, because the topic is about generative ai which affects the WHOLE art community. Amateurs to full on professionals. In every branch of the arts.
I guess this is where the miscommunication has been happening, since I’m talking about artists as a whole and you’re only talking about those which have gotten jobs in specific industries.
So I apologize, I thought you were coming from a more holistic, knowledgeable, informed, and experienced position than you were and shouldn’t have put that upon you.
- Comment on Why do AI bros and other staunch AI defenders seem happy about the potential of killing off the creative industries? 5 weeks ago:
It’s called sample bias. You’re only talking about the artists you’ve personally met, not the statistics of artists as a whole.
I also think you’ve got a bias in favor of tech bros because you see them as hard workers, and see artists as lazy elites.
And when I am talking about artists, I’m not talking about the small fraction that are in “high” arts with museums n shit.
It sounds to me that you you don’t really know a lot of artists and don’t really know a lot about this whole situation but still managed to form an opinion.
- Comment on Why do AI bros and other staunch AI defenders seem happy about the potential of killing off the creative industries? 1 month ago:
- Comment on Why do AI bros and other staunch AI defenders seem happy about the potential of killing off the creative industries? 1 month ago:
Dude artists are some of the most broke people out there, to the point where the starving artist is a trope, what are you smoking?
- Comment on Why do AI bros and other staunch AI defenders seem happy about the potential of killing off the creative industries? 1 month ago:
I see creativity as an inherently human trait. I’ve known plenty of people who are smart and have very low creativity, and people who aren’t that bright who come up with very creative ideas. And people who are both and neither.
Making images and arts are only part of that creativity, there’s more to it than that.
- Comment on Why do AI bros and other staunch AI defenders seem happy about the potential of killing off the creative industries? 1 month ago:
Elaborate
- Comment on Why do AI bros and other staunch AI defenders seem happy about the potential of killing off the creative industries? 1 month ago:
People do make art and be creative still so I don’t know why you’re asking why they don’t.
And people still do it because making art is a thing humans do and like to do. People still sew even though they can just buy clothing.
Acting like there’s a barrier for entry to make art is a flat out delusion. Humans were making art on caves with chalk and dirt they found. You can make art with a stick. Acting like artists are rich elitists is the most ignorant and incorrect thing I’ve ever read on the Internet.
- Comment on Why do AI bros and other staunch AI defenders seem happy about the potential of killing off the creative industries? 1 month ago:
Everyone already can be creative and make images you moron
- Comment on I'm pretty sure all of us have given up on any boomer giving us anything anyway 1 month ago:
Ah, so passing on the tradition of not supporting your children, got it
- Comment on I'm pretty sure all of us have given up on any boomer giving us anything anyway 1 month ago:
Oh, I see, you misunderstood here. I was doing this old school traditional thing called “social graces”, which evidently you’re unaware of. It’s so people can save face, among other things. I was using a tactical social maneuver called “giving you the benefit of the doubt” and “giving you an out”, so that you could make yourself look like less the fool.
Since you’re clearly uneducated on social graces, you failed to “read the room” and what you posted could be interpreted as insulting most of the people commenting, but was vague enough to be about other people.
So I gave you the opportunity to explain yourself in a polite way, and now you’ve thrown it back into my face with an insult.
I had no idea I was talking to the societal equivalent of an angsty slug, but that’s what the benefit of the doubt is for.
You sad, lonely thing you.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Could always use clear nail polish
- Comment on I'm pretty sure all of us have given up on any boomer giving us anything anyway 1 month ago:
The people who are cool with this going “why shouldn’t my parents enjoy what they made, why would you want anything you didn’t work for?” are sort of missing the point. The real phrasing, that they probably would agree with, is “why should I support my children and future generations, my enjoyment is more important than their survival and secured future”
If you really think that you should only get what you work for, give back every Christmas or birthday present or any gift you’ve gotten or are getting in the future immediately. Turn down any bonus you get at work. Hell start paving your own roads.
Supporting others, especially family, is a good human trait, and shouldn’t be erroded.
- Comment on I'm pretty sure all of us have given up on any boomer giving us anything anyway 1 month ago:
Which generation and memes do you refer to?
- Comment on Is it worth investing if I can only contribute $50 a month? 1 month ago:
These are pretty cool and I didn’t know about them! I’m pretty me to investing, do you just look up ESGs or something?
- Comment on Is it worth investing if I can only contribute $50 a month? 1 month ago:
I’m in the sidelines and I didn’t know they existed and wanted to know more so I’m glad they posted it anyway
- Comment on Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted? 2 months ago:
And the follow up question: why hasn’t he?
- Comment on Sleep well tonight 2 months ago:
Ok I am an outlier here but honestly I kinda like stuff like that. I’m not gonna pretend it’s worth a million dollars (like they would be cool with you selling it anyway) but real China is actually really pretty and sturdy if you take care of it and has a lot of neat little pieces of history and stories related to it. I like antiques and the look of old stuff.
However
My mom once tried to give us old pilsner glasses, and the story was “Grandpa bought them and didn’t like them so they’ve been in this cupboard since then”, and then got really disappointed when I was seeing if a friend of mine wanted one since he’s a real beer guy who might like fancy glasses.
So yeah if you already have plates, and your family history isn’t as great or interesting to you, don’t feel obligated to keep stuff you don’t like. Donate it (to anything other than goodwill or salvation army) or whatever.