Post #4091164

2026-07-25 14:48 UTC

Imagine if instead of pumping billions into AI we gave the money to artists. What a flowering of culture we would gain.

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@rollspelosofen@mastodon.nu 2026-07-25 15:54

@ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net I doubt tech bros understand art. They only understand ”product”.

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@bobthomson70@mastodon.social 2026-07-25 14:56

@ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net imagine we spent it on wind, solar and grid upgrades

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@Lazarou@mastodon.social 2026-07-25 15:59

@ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net Artists, Scientists, Teachers, etc...we could fund them all with the amount the Tech Bros pay themselves and still have enough to feed the World. But no, Billionaires instead.

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@Johns_priv@mastodon.social 2026-07-25 19:27

@ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net But who will think about the pedophile shitholders?

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@lorimolson@mstdn.ca 2026-07-25 20:12

@ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net a fraction of those billions would feed the starving and house the unhomed. These are the choices of the society we live in

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@DJDarren@mendeddrum.org 2026-07-25 14:59

@ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net Ah, but think of all the AI artists that can now perfect their work for free, and the corporations who no longer have to pay actual artists to do stuff. Won't anyone think of the corporations.

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@BashStKid@mastodon.online 2026-07-25 15:38

@ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net I like that thought. Might cause a price rise in decent pencils, though.

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