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[–] BlueMonday1984@awful.systems 18 points 3 months ago (5 children)

In other news, https://creative.ai/ was put up for purchase because the original owner considers AI's reputation a lost cause.

(In other other news, its my 24th birthday.)

[–] saucerwizard@awful.systems 8 points 3 months ago

Happy birthday!

[–] self@awful.systems 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

xcancel link, and it’s a fairly interesting set of posts too (with exactly the type of dumbass hustle culture replies one would expect from Twitter, with people essentially demanding first dibs on the domain)

(In other other news, its my 24th birthday.)

happy birthday!

[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Artists using GenAI tools are among the most hardworking and innovative creators I've encountered.

oh sweet fuck, dude, it's not our fault everyone you hang out with has the innovativeness and work ethic of a concrete slab

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 12 points 3 months ago

Arguably a literal concrete slab does more hard work by holding up structures etc than a GenAI influencer

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 3 months ago

brutalists want to know your location

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 7 points 3 months ago

Happy birthday!

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 7 points 3 months ago

Happy birthday. I thought you were 40 years old!