I bought the chibi Cypher figure a while back and accidentally shipped it to an old address๐คฆโโ๏ธ
I tried to get it but the current residents said they haven't seen it so fuck me ig. It's been a min since this happened but I'm still sad about it๐ญ
Art isn't just getting from point A to point B, and getting better at art isn't finding more efficient routes from those two points.
Rather, the unique choices that each artist takes to create a finished product ARE the art.
You're right, iPhones didn't end photography - that's because it made it more accessible while still requiring the artist to make conscious choices that inform the final product. Tiktok, Instagram and Youtube actually gave people MORE choices and options, not less.
This tool requires artists to make less choices, and it does so by stealing the choices that have already been made by other artists to create THEIR art.
And that can never be good for the industry at large. Never.
Emiru is setting the example right now. She is doing something a lot of women and those assaulted are afraid to do. Extremely proud because THIS is not easy for her.