TheRealQueequeg

> That sliver probably represents most of the work that used to exist for a freelance illustrator, but it's a vanishingly small percentage of AI generated images.

I prefer to get my illegally copied images from only the most humanely trained LLM instead of illegally copying them myself like some neanderthal or, heaven forbid, asking a human to make something. Such a though is revolting; humans breathe so loud and sweat so much and are so icky. Hold on - my wife just texted me. "Hey chat gipity, what is my wife asking about now?" /s

Quite dumb. If it were a book it would be "Infinite Jest", and the receipts of everyone who bought the pillows could be used to enter into some inane raffle.

It's giving Daniel Ek a hard-on. Finally, he can replace those arrogant musicians who demand to be paid for their work. /s

Brave New World, anyone? Also it's another good time to quote H.Melville:

“For there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.”

Nah, we'd rather remove the human from the loop and stroke our egos with technical achievements.

IMO, massive industrial scale indignation of humanity.

gotta believe you're playing devil's advocate and not in genuine belief that an amazon warehouse > low income housing

> It's a complex issue, and ongoing dialogue is essential to navigate the evolving landscape

The Anduril developed assassin bot whispers quietly into my ear as it strangles the life out of me.

(I'm chose Anduril not because I think they are making this specific thing, but because it's a company at a great intersection between things related)

Yet also short sighted hairless apes with all the genetic programming that comes with, for better AND for worse.

It is inevitable.

Market forces demand it, and people are beholden to the market so long as they exist within its sphere.

>Consumption without reflection or doing is mostly entertainment, like you would do with a novel or a movie.

Maybe you do do this and were making a sweeping claim-understandble. But if not, try inspecting the themes and topics brought up by the novels you read and movies you watch?

Almost all media has something of value to dissect and discuss if you are willing to do so.

Your last sentence reminds me of when I shat on the first Transformers movies as a teenager thinking they were nothing more than trite Hollywood cash grabs but, my professor nudged me to think about the movie again beyond my assumptions and ego.

Sorry to be pedantic, but I'm drunk and got annoyed by your contraction use. WORD + 's = WORD + is. So, "ad's" = "advertisement is". Which shouldn't make sense. It should be "ads".

I agree-there's nothing wrong with the means nor ends. But, I'd bet that most people, after having failed a big endeavor that they put a lot of energy and time into, would feel at least some mixture of doubt/discouragement/disillusionment. Pile onto that resorting to less respected work (in a culture obsessed with money/power/prestige) and I can easily see how the parent commenter would feel some sort of humiliation during those times.

If you found this interesting, I recommend Kirk's newer book on his traipsing around Transylvania, etc... called "Avoid the Day" (https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/avoid-the-day_jay-kirk/2130934...)