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I agree with you 100%. Recently, I've been generating landscapes with Midjourney, signing my name at the bottom, and hanging them on my wall. It feels good to finally overcome the artistic challenges I faced in the past.

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But you are still not an artist, lack skill and the "art" has zero value.

I disagree with you on your claim that the art has zero value - clearly the OP saw enough value in it to frame it and put it up on his wall - he saw more value in this than something he could have purchased because it was exactly as he wanted it. The fact that that art piece might have zero market value is irrelevant as the OP never claims to want to sell them.

I also fail to see why it is relevant to point out that the OP lacks artistic skill - it was the vision that was valuable to them; putting a paintbrush to a paper is simply a medium that they were able to circumvent with a simpler solution.

I use hammers and nails yet i lack skill and the goods i make lack value. I dont know what’s up with folks thinking that producing a one off using a procedural generator makes them artists and this point i am afraid to ask.

Well, that's the beauty of it. I don't need skills anymore. In the future, anyone spending time acquiring "skills" will be falling behind.

Yes, it has all been documented in a movie named idiocracy.

Thank you, I'll check it out.

He might have never been, but he's more of an artist now than he was before.

Just like flat earthers are scientists because they produce stuff that looks like science.

That's a horrible analogy. And you sound like a bitter person. The person you commented created something he loved. He loved it so much he framed it. With your comment, you created nothing but negativity.

Seems like @dorkwood is the artist (creator), and you are the critic. :)

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