(CC0) Former Absurdist / BONAFIDE / ai is my bitch 🎨 / pfp @humankernel_ / the disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar / $xtz Tezos fan / art critic
@TFL1728 Yes, but we were more naive then. The Vietnam war was winding down, it looked like the citizens had won over their government. Gerald Ford was the freaking president.
Fast forward fifty years.
I don't need to tell you the series of events that have transpired.
Yesterday I pivoted to line drawings artist.
My goal was to express the burnout we are all facing collectively and mine.
Today I will be a different artist.
Not sure yet which artist.
Me: setting up art booth at local gallery.
Curator: walks over immediately looking concerned.
Curator: Before we begin, one question.
Me: Sure.
Curator: Are your pieces… emotionally stable.
Me: What does that mean.
Curator: Last artist cried during installation.
Me: From my work?
Curator: No. The artwork itself upset him.
I hang first piece on wall.
entire room suddenly looks like abandoned Blockbuster from alternate timeline.
random guy in turtleneck staring way too long.
Guy: This feels illegal somehow.
Me: It’s a painting of soup.
another woman slowly backing away from MealCube™️ print.
Woman: Why does it feel like it knows my credit score.
Curator sweating now.
Curator: We usually display landscapes.
Me: Cowards.
older rich couple enters gallery.
wife staring at GlitchLiquid™ can art.
Wife: I hate this.
Husband: I think it’s brilliant.
Wife: No like spiritually. I think it cursed me.
small child walks up pointing at FoodPyramid™️.
Child: Future food.
everyone goes silent.
Curator whispers to assistant.
Curator: He understands it.
Me: Understands WHAT.
assistant now taking notes like archaeological discovery.
random hipster guy with tiny glasses approaches me carefully.
Hipster: Your work feels like capitalism had a panic attack in a grocery store.
Me: Finally somebody gets it.
gallery owner suddenly appears out of nowhere.
Owner: We sold three pieces.
Me: Nice.
Owner: We don’t even know to who. They just left cash and ran.
lights flicker slightly.
someone in back mutters “Anonymous Nobody…” like urban legend.
Curator staring at me terrified.
Curator: What exactly are you trying to say with your art?
Me: Honestly? I just thought evil bagels would be funny.
entire room applauds.
I still don’t know why.
@ROBNESSOFFICIAL i'm going to unleash 'the old man who gives zero fucks' upon the masses
the content will be glorious
can't do it now because I want to live a while longer
In my humble opinion, the artificial intelligence creations market is over-saturated
it's going to take the better part of a decade to sort this all out
best just find a nice niche market instead of trying to swing for the fences
@thinkingshivers Also, Claude's version sucks balls. We don't know she was BORN into privilege, which is good to know because it sets up a familial history.
@thinkingshivers "The point is this: a human being writes a flower of words born from lived experience, intention, and inner meaning. Artificial intelligence does not truly comprehend that creation.
It can only imitate the shape of understanding."
- ChatGPT