@ContraPoints Art can absolutely be made with AI (keyword being "with"). It's just a new type of brush, dipped in the ink of all.
However, I think it will be a while before we collectively recover from the fact that companies did get rid of artists first.
@Emmatationn@ContraPoints Where does guidance end and self-serving begin? Where does "don't eat too much candy" become "I hate candy so you shouldn't have it"?
I'll tell you where it ends: when the child is trying to form an identity that harms no one, not even themselves, and the parent crushes it.
@Emmatationn@ContraPoints Parents are meant to help their children become their own selves. To give, not demand. Children are not customizable accessories. Love alone doesn't make for a healthy dynamic.
@multihusband_ho This was so healing! 😭❤️ He even wrote words of encouragement (and the manga/anime's title), knowing he's a gay teen and what means. As a gay guy myself and former gay teen, I would've loved to get that from someone I respect. It was lovely. This is why representation matters!
Overhead lighting should never be used except for anti-personnel purposes like flushing people out of bars and oppressing white collar workers, a less lethal alternative to tear gas
Post-Holidays Humbling Ritual #1636: Taking down your beautiful Christmas tree, letting the darkness of winter seep into your home as you take apart a symbol of warmth and cheer.
This year I'm setting more boundaries.
No, Becky, I don't accept that 8:30am invite "to start the day fresh" when I see in your calendar you always leave an hour earlier to drive home.
You drive home, I'll have my slow morning. Everybody wins. Except the company, but fuck them.
New Year's resolution: Be more like Chai. i.e. lounge around guilt-free during business hours.
Keyword being guilt-free. Lounging around during bussiness hours was an already carefully-cultivated skill, albeit with a sense of corporate no-no.
Gotta do it with feline delight.