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2026-08-04 09:24 UTC

@Yuki@im-in.space @siblingsofthevoid@void.lgbt I think the aspect of art that makes an artist interesting is that the process of creating it changes you as a person. When you speak to an artist, you know they have grown in some way because of the process. That's what I like to hear about, not that something was made, but what it meant and how it meant that. Without challenge or care, you can't grow.

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@siblingsofthevoid@void.lgbt 2026-08-04 09:37

@wistahe@im-in.space @Yuki@im-in.space I'm personally not an artist. I have near zero creative talent, so I cannot speak for artists, though I am inclined to agree. I am a programmer. Still I think that the amount of time I have put into learning has been worth it. I know a shitload about networking, about software, about administration. All that knowledge combined helps me create things. Why? Because I exclusively create when I get annoyed. I don't like the tool? I don't like the interface? I don't like the way things are done? Fine. I'll do it better. Is that the best of motivations? probably not, but it does drive me to constantly improve and seek new ways to do things, because I get frustrated with the software I write myself, therefore I must write better software. In the end my problem with AI is simple: If i ask someone else to do the thing for me, what do I get out of this? I can ask an artist to make a thing for me, but that doesn't mean I created the thing. I have contributed nothing to this process except the money. I now have a wonderful artwork, but why would I feel any accomplishment for having done nothing? To me, that idea fits within any profession, creative or not.

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