#and support it if u want ofc

[wild-moss-art]

By the way! if anyone would like to support me by subscribing on ko-fi, I have a few subscription tiers set up and am open to feedback on fleshing them out/adding others! You can find them here

#nailing down benefits if anyone has any requests or anything #<3 #to be clear if u dont want to subscribe that is totally cool. no pressure ofc. you dont have to support me monetarily #also you may share if you like but I assume only ppl who follow me would be interested lmao. maybe im wrong

[sunspinecity]

50$ to print 10 of the same skin has always been so insane to me. you're telling me it's 50$ to print....only 10.....of a single skin....and that's normal. And not only is that normal, that's what's required for a skin shop. where ppl may not even sign up for 10 runs. and then you're left in the shitter with at minimum 1-4 skins nobody wanted (not to mention if some people decide not to pay afterward) that you have to just pray someone finds & buys on the auction house. And it's 50$. Uhuh. And then that's just the artist's issue and fault and we're gonna blame them instead of the fact that a 10 print run costs as much as groceries.

#dont get me started on how gems to real money is i hate it and i think its stupid but in particular its bad for uma folks #i just cant comprehend it. i know yall making FAR too much bank off uma ppl don't beg me to turn your ads back on bro youre literally fine #fr #flight rising #chimechatter #yeah fuck it ill put this in the main tag who give a shit #50$ is such a slap in the face. not even to mention how hard it can be to keep accents within the 35% range so youre only spending 25$ #instead. like u have to limit ur vision. which uscks. idk. just not a fan of it purrsonally. if you are then good for you ig #i just cant support pet site png packs costing more than like 10$ each. i cant do it. inconcievable. #EDIT: got one comment that made me want to write an essay on how FIFTY DOLLARS IS GROCERY MONEY AND THE ENTIRE POINT OF THE GAME IS DECORAT #NG YOUR DRAGON SO OFC PEOPLE WANT TO DECORATE THEIR DRAGON AND MY POINT STILL STANDS THAT 50$ IS INSANE #2000G/20$ IS SO MUCH MORE REASONABLE AND Basically if you even half-defend it i'm blocking you sorry. #“”“optional”“” premium item doesnt excuse fucking grocery money cost and not everybody wants to grind their life away fulltime petsite job #anyways. my point of this edit is im turning off notifs and if you send me an ask about this i'm blocking you. goodnight

[jeanivere]

that sketch of gale i drew was never supposed to get 12k notes 😟

#love u guys ofc #ty for the support #but why is THAT the one everyone sees 😭😭 #im so embarrassed #flattered and honored ofc #but also i want to throw my phone this is too much attention #on the lamest art

[dnangelic]

sometimes i think abt towa and argentine in the very last manga chapter n cry

#*･ﾟ⊰ 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒. ⊱ ✦ › OUT. #waaaa waaaa my lucifer my boy-king and the respect and power he doesn't even want but deserves sm #dark wouldnt want towa n argentine's help if he could go without it!! all his theft has been bc he cared #n its the fact he n dai care tht they genuinely deserve the sort of trust respect n acknowledgement from the niwa fam #that the rest of the world who doesnt properly or intimately know the likes of dark n dai doesnt afford them #i justttt wooooughhhh towa argentine gratefully graciously bowing themselves with fealty #to dark who's always been bearing all this insane burden and self-expectation alone #all by himself #afraid even of that solitude but nevertheless doing everything he could for the sake of #what he felt was right saving the artworks saving precious things even if he had to steal them away and disparage himself #more and more (the more he succeeds the more he disgraces himself as a villain and a criminal) #aaaa waaaa INNER NIWA FAM CHARAS r just so special.... THEY GET TO SEE IT ALL... #how heavy the pressure is on dark n dai both actually despite the superficial layers like elmroot says #the 'outer self' that enjoys being a phantom thief and then the inner that 'hunts his own kind' #how tired dark is sometimes... #well. w/e. point is niwa fam chara writers who ever take this into account ill kiss u forever #dark can be annoying or behave in spoiled/lazy/belligerent ways sometimes but it rlly makes him and dai more like the #rebel angel leader / boy king example i try to write them as. they still care ofc they doooo #it's just they're the equivalent of the highest seat holding together their little country #their miniature empire that dark n the niwa have built up over yrs n yrs n yrs!! #dark never claims himself a king or a prince he doesn't throw his weight or titles around like that #but between paradise lost and POTO's occasional angel of darkness/PRINCE of darkness #the vibes are there in between the lines. they r right there. this dude has so much hes taking responsibility for #even though he doesn't even Have To. but in doing so- he is. and SHOULD rightly be supported #in the manner of someone in service demonstrating loyalty to him #ok. ramble over

[merrysithmas]

seeing Mon Mothma slay as a senator makes me sad for the life Padme could have had if she didnt get involved in the most toxic and deluded relationship with a dude who married her because he was projecting grief about his mother's death (lol anakin we love you, but no).

and she married him of course because she was desperate for some freedom in her life which had been utterly political since age 14 - she never got to grow or experience life as a child. she never really got anything but making war decisions as a literal child. of course she was a multifacted tragic character and fascinating - i mean she stood for so much good & law & order but then totally ignored/stayed silent on the murder of an entire Tusken village to get what she wanted emotionally. that's some really cool writing, honestly.

but as per the tragedy genre they were terrible together and truly didn't seem to know one another at all. they were one another's psycho-emotional crutch - not one another's spouse, and of course it ended as it did. not saying they didn't care for one another, they did ("There's still good in him", "Is she safe? Is she alright?") but they were obviously unstable and their dynamic wasn't built on genuine understanding or even true romantic love, imo. it was based on their own unsatisfied inner needs and projecting it on one another. a really interesting story dynamic that makes for compelling viewing.

Padme's political legacy as the Queen of Naboo/Naboo Senator/founder of the Rebellion is THE most important part of her character, and hopefully if she is alluded to at all by Bail or Mon this is mentioned. the fact that she began to mistrust the Senate/her marriage etc is such an important part of her character. i would love love love this!

super sad stuff! thanks star wars lol

#andor #padme amidala #actually what i really want is a Young Queen show about padme and her handmaidens #he family in naboo #the separation from the gungans #clovis! and her other LI that she mentioned to anakin in the lake country of naboo #was his name Palo? #i forget! #im not anti anidala i actually like their dynamic as it functions in a Tragedy and i think it makes for a cool story but they werent matched #they werent right for each other at all imo and TCW did a good job at showing that i think #i like their scenes and their weird little thing haha and how it condemns them #prime Unhappily Ever After viewing #and ofc if you genuinely ship them by all means im not hating i support u

[stinkrascal]

i really do not understand the barbie oppenheimer memes at all idek what an oppenheimer is. am i even spelling that right i dont know

#im sorry in advanced for this take but i honestly do not care about the barbie movie at all #i hope u guys like the movie and it is everything u wanted etc #but also thats a baby movie. for babies. and i dont watch baby movies #i go to the theater to watch grown movies for grownups. like. like. one piece film red. the most grown up movie ever #if they turned the barbie movie into an animated film id be on that. i just love animation so much #live action movies have to be created by dirs i care about otherwise im not paying attention #but anyyyyyy animated film in theaters is a must see for me simply bc animation is my fav medium #i really hope theres a massive animation resurgence!!! the new spiderman movie definitely helps w legitimizing animation #ofc it has always been a legitimate medium but americans are still under the idea that animation = baby movies or anime for teen boys #and it isnt!! theres so much potential!!! therefore i will always support animated endeavors

[euyrdice]

i don’t think the opinion that rei and shigaraki’s mom played a role and have some responsibility in their children’s abuse and trauma is wrong. i think its hard to understand if you haven’t been the child/been in a similar position to dabi, shoto ect

#its so strange seeing the todoroki family dynamics; bc i get it SO much #like u dont blame your mom. u do for a second; when ur angry; when ur still living it. u ask why she didnt protect u. #but those thoughts are completely overwhelmed by your love for her; your misplaced guilt that you couldn’t save her; #and your anger at the actual abuser #when i see fictional parents fail their children; even if they were vicitms; i still get terribly angry for the children #bc i get it… that thought shigaraki had… why didnt you do anything.. i know you we’re struggling but i was your child #but also bc i know those feelings so well i also know that ill always reach my mom w endless empathy #almost too much; to the point where im carrying the blame and forgetting shes an adult #but anywho i think i get frusterated w fictional parents; even rei; because kids can do nothing. when ur a kid u have absolutely no power #and if the adults dont help you; no one will #and when they dont; it fucks you up for the rest of your life; and you spend a long time trying to heal from it #and you were a child; you couldnt do anything. the adults could. but they didn’t #so i do think some blame for dabi and shotos trauma goes to rei #i do think some blame goes to my mom #but like shoto… i forget all of that; and i just want to protect and love my mom more than anything in the world #it doesnt matter; you just love your mom and your heart breaks for her and u want her to be safe and happy #and rei is a victim ofc #i think its the part of me that lived similarly to dabi/shoto that always feels v protective of children who were victims of abuse #and finds it important to recognize the areas where these parents failed their kids #and where rei failed dabi and shoto especially; and the ways the blame is hers as well #also i am NOT an enji fan i do not like or care ab him at all #this is not an enji defense/support or rei was as a bad as enji post or whatver

[sandbearer]

trans girl kaeya... thoughts and opinions...

cracking my knuckles okay so i never actually thought abt it until i started following u but i do think its rlly interesting... personally i think of her as bigender but thats heavily biased bc yk. im also bigender. BUT i think it also makes a lot of sense like...kaeya fr is both a man and a woman at the same time to me. but yah tgirl kaeya... i think that adds some more layers to his relationships (or at least how i view those relationships) w other characters like klee amber rosaria and lisa. yes being a big brother is cute but yk sisterly bond w klee is so special thru that trans lense...and also amber rosaria and lisa r transfem in my mind so i feel like lisa is kind of like a mentor to kaeya, amber is her bestie and rosaria is her gf. generally theres a lot of women/girls in kaeya's life so theres a lot of people for her to be inspired by or make him think like hey... maybe...

#now im thinking abt it i feel like thered be a lot of sort of. egg cracking moments like. #lisa might say something abt her gender and that kinda makes kaeya go ! but he kind of brushes it off like maybe its nothing... #then amber comes out and kaeya supports her ofc but yk as she watches amber transition etc shes like woah i kinda want to do this too #i feel like rosaria enters the equation a little later once kaeya's come out to a few people/kind of accepted herself #and shes probably trying to figure out what her gender means for her sexuality and all that complicated stuff and it starts to click when #shes around rosaria. so rosaria talks abt her own experiences and stuff #and whenever kaeya has any like. issues he'll ask lisa or amber for advice #yah. thank u for sending this ask im rlly coming around to the idea...when i first saw u tgirl kaeya posting i was like oh cute but i dont #rlly see it </3 but now...oughhh i kind of love it #she's still bigender to me but the specifically transfem view on that is so excellent wah #karasu no kotae

[perenlop]

havent read tbc but i think its so funny how shadowsight seems to be popular to the people i follow just because “the narrative treats him like all the female characters do so hes an honorary girlie”

#and by ''how the narrative treats him'' they mean badly ofc bc apparently everything is blamed on him repeatedly #w no one realizing that he was manipulated and the narrative being retconned just to say hes actually a screwup who was never good #and everything genuinely is his fault bc why else would he listen to an evil cat in starclan #like. damn that really is something theyd do to a female protagonist #also the only ppl ive seen hating on him do it for boring and stupid reasons so im inclined to like him out of spite #bc ''he has an ILLEGAL name in this universe. hes a TIGERDOVE kid. hes a FANFICTION made REAL'' ok well hes the most interesting one. so. #not like anything he actually does in the narrative it seems. plus the other two protags sound boring as hell #''oh im sad i couldnt get w the boy i like. now i love another guy but its forbidden. oh and my leaders possessed ig.'' #''SIGH i wish people didnt compare me to my cringe OUTSIDER dad. also i see ghosts and i hate this its cringe'' #''also my sister is a legacy name after an important character from the previous arc but who cares'' #and then shadowsight is like ''since i was an infant i had excruiciating seizures and visions. i threw myself into a river as a sacrifice #i am suicidal. i got manipulated by an evil man into possessing my great uncle. everyone outwardly wants me dead for it #everyone blames all of their problems on me and expects a lot from me. i got demoted for it. my only support is my close family #and even then they have to suffer the extreme guilt of not being able to help me with literally anything #also the antagonist wants my mom dead for my own existence. i have lost so much #i am literally blamed by god for everything thats happened to be despite being used by them since i was an infant and thats where my story e #ends'' #like fuck. yeah he is an honorary girlie to me. i barely know u man but like i support u. cmere be my pet cat #echoed voice

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

Hehe I’m excited for the yan gojo fic hehe. I typically avoid yandere characters/tropes but gojo is my exception ☝️😁. You write gojo so gently and warmly so it’s always exciting to see what gojo will be up to next in your fics !! Wishing you all the best with your personal endeavors !! 💙

ah !!!!! hi anon 🥺🥺 IM SOOO GLAD YOU’RE EXCITED <33 tbh ….. im not rlly into yan!content at all LMAO im just incredibly weak for gojo so im also making an exception (but i also kinda fell into a rabbit hole and now im genuinely obsessed w the yan!gojo me and alexis came up w …. i will never be free of him LOL)

IM REALLY HAPPY W IT SO FAR THOUGH and pls dw anon, yan!gojo is just as soft as the other gojos ive written!! very warm & gentle w his reader . he’s just a little morally gray but i think he’s…. Very mild in comparison to some other yanderes ive seen 😭😭 he just wants the best for his babyyy <3333

#im a little nervous to post it so!!! knowing ur excited is such a relief 🥺🥺 tysm for ur support anon ily <333 #gonna try to have it out by next week hehe #it was supposed to be a drabble but i think its gonna end up turning into a fic LMAO i really am excited for it though!! #i sincerely hope ull like it !!! esp since u dont rlly read yan!content aaa … 🥺 #pls dont hesitate to let me know what u thought once uve read it <333 only if u want to ofc !!! #ask tag ✩

[cozybearz]

i found out that ofmd was cancelled n a lot of people i follow r trashing on it and like, personally i enjoyed the show but i also dont mind that there wont be more

and also honestly even if i get a twinge of “aw i enjoyed that thing people r making fun of” im glad people are criticizing it cause theres plenty of room for that, n even just personally i can see plenty of reasons to, if that all makes any sense together

#its like. yea it was fun to me i liked the queerness i liked the visuals and the characters #but just on the entertainment side of things im sick of stuff getting dragged out till it becomes absolute junk #so im very much in favor of stuff not getting endless renewals #and then also more on the political side theres the whole thing abt making characters from real (often shitty) people #and then ofc issues with the creators or people working on the show #etc etc #cant stand how fandom people get abt being blindly over defensive and agressive especially when theres legit critiques #like???this is not it #chill the fuck out and go put that energy into something helpful for the people around you #i saw that one post where someone (hopefully just a kid) was like ‘u being mean abt ofmd makes me want to not support palestine’ like WHAT

[iloveyouitisruiningmylife]

crying screaming i love my didi so fucking much omg she showed me shorts of this gay couple in mumbai she keeps saying look at them they're so cute did u see this holi one they're so fucking cute and they told they story like before they dated gharwale thought they were bestfriends just like mummy papa thought about u and [redacted] god i love her

#like 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #i told her years ago ok like in 2021 i think when i first dated #she was like ok with it ofc but she was a bit hesitant like im so tired of fighting and you're so tired of fighting #do u want to add one more thing to the list to fight about are you sure about this #and she said try it with guys too okay #but this feels so so so good she's changed a lot in these past few years and it's all because she loves me and wants to support me and #wants to ensure that I KNOW she's on my side because she knows dad is hopeless and mom is not even my mom #😭😭😭😭 #mes

[bittergloss]

every time yang hua says 'wo ying gai zuo de' to qin shi

#she and her perfect husband #saying it not only as her husband but like its his duty as someone who cares for and loves her. 'ofc i should do it [if it's for you]' #actually more specifically he says 不是我应该做的吗？'isn't this something i should do' he's setting a standard! #if u love ur wife and only want the best for her isn't it a given u do everything in ur power to protect and support her

[boxwinebaddie]

Uncle Nina Mental Health Check! How are you?

hi, angel. thank you for checking in; i really needed this today. <3

and before i dive in, i just wanted to say that the outpouring of love and support in my inbox for my fanfictions and my well being in general, now and always, is the closest thing i have felt to magic. :')

your sung praises and whispered well wishes comfort me ten million times more than cherry nyquil. you are more than medicine to me. every single one of you is proof to me that angels exist. i mean that.

every single time i get an ask message, regardless of what it is, it makes my bad days a hundred times better and pours sunlight into every shadowed part of my existence. thankyouthankyouthankyou.

i know it may not seem that way because i have so many asks in the box atm, but please, please know it has nothing to do with you and everything to do with me being extremely overwhelmed. </3

i'll go into that a little later, but again! thank you for wondering about me and here is how things on planet nina have been lately! xx

( also this got very, very, VERY long and i just used this basically as a stream of consciousness diary entry where i troubleshooted how i was feeling about writing atm. its very repetitive, runs in a circle and is all babble really, but if you enjoy my madman ramblings. here. <3 )

about a week ago, i travelled back home for the holidays to visit my family and it's been...very healing and restorative for me. i haven't been home in a very long time and i'm happy for the small change.

( also, small side-bar that might be overshare. if i seem extra nervous lately...i am having a sort of frightening go of being stalked by a man that i ghosted on a dating app for being scary/very weird with me. :( i've blocked four separate numbers of him aggressively messaging me, demanding to speak with me...i am...um...worried i may have to go to the police soon...it is a very stressful situation for me. :////

so, ahaha! if you don't hear from me! dox me and find me, pls! /hj

on top of that, i'm still navigating a breakup with my ex who is my best friend who sometimes accidentally still acts like my boyfriend. also dealing with my physical health, trying to figure out what i want to do in this big wild world and in the future, which is scary. but!

irl is messy sometimes and that's okay. everything will work out. <3 )

but back to the tides of change! and how that affects me!

for me, nuance and change is important and crucial to my wellbeing. unfortunately, i am a hermit crab girl and if you don't pull me out of the crevice, snipping and snapping, i will hide forever and collect algae and dust on the ocean floor, stuck in my hurt/comfort zone.

for me...writing in general...is my hurt/comfort zone.

it brings me immense and infinite joy that so many of you enjoy the things i write, the universes i've created, the characters i adapted, my creative visions, my run-on sentences, and of course...me. <3

( i will say, a lot of fanfic authors are more ~anonymous~ i just wanted to be more down to earth with all of you, but as we saw from me melting down over pep...i was not really made for lots of eyes on me so the mortifying ordeal of being known is a little scary. its dumb, but i really do hope you all find me friendly and pleasant. )

in that vein, as a stanley marsh girl, i am also a people pleaser, scared to let people down and as a kyle broflovski girl, i am terrified of failing and not doing my best at the thing i do all the time. which...is bad.

for my brain and my mental health, mostly.

i'm finding that i am getting extremely overwhelmed with writing again which...i cannot tell you how frustrating that is. but i often bite off more than i can chew because i love you all so much and i want to deliver you this thing that you deserve more than anyone :(

and because of my excitement and your excitement about my fics, it makes me want to put my work out, but it puts me in a position where i start to rush and panic and spiral out of control. this has nothing to do with you and everything to do with my bad brain.

i find my being overwhelmed often comes hand in horrible hand with giving myself a deadline, making a crazy promise, setting a goal i might not reach, writing as work and not as pleasure.

i'm finding this is happening with nanowrimo which i wanted so badly to be fun, but actually is stressing me out so badly because i'm racing against the clock, terrified i won't finish even though i promised. my mental/physical health is suffering again as well as the quality of my work which...as you guys know well...i do not like to put out lowqual.

i feel like i'm going too fast and kind of stuck in a perpetual panic. which as far as nanowrimo goes, i did write my post on the 5th and really didn't start writing until a couple days ago, so really i should be allowed to write until dec 10th but...also...

...why does it matter?

sorry, this is kind of becoming my deranged existensial jersey journal, but like why the fuck am i punishing myself for actually no reason???

really...who gives a flying fuck about nanowrimo?

tbh, i think its less about the challenge and more about the fact that i make promises to you guys that i can't keep, which makes me upset because that's so...whackadoodle to not follow through. ugh! </3

but i think i'm going to bin the deadline...for now. and write...slowly. and maybe not write today or really, until i feel calm and happy again.

because right now, i am writing dialogue on the fly that is just...so not planned or confident. i'm feeling insecure about things not making sense and there being plot holes and too much mess, idk. very ew.

so i think i'm going to take a little breakski again...

sigh. :///

it sucks a lot but also...i have to remind myself that not everyone is writing two seperate fanfics with several chapters/story to go, with every chapter featuring very extensive detail and like multiple different scenes, totallying up to anywhere between 10-20k which, i'm finding is a lot more than most people are writing in their updates.

i've gotten anons about it and i hear you...like you are correct, i really do not give myself enough slack, credit or kindness and i'm trying to break that cycle...your messages do a lot of that carrying, thank you.

one of the main things i'm going to try to do besides being slow and taking a super long time if i need it with no punishment is...i think i am exiting my nina formatting era?

...weird, right? for one it was very taxing, very stressful but also...while creative, i literally just think it's overstimulating and not that helpful? i still like the spacing, italics, occasional underline/strike but i really think the rest of my fanfics are going to be close to bare.

i want my writing to speak more. i think doing all that dramatic, dizzying stuff with the text was a crutch/phase i'm growing out of.

i know a lot of you liked it and i am sorry i am axeing her...but at the end of the day...it was something that was way too laborious for me.

but! i will be okay! i am okay, friends! thats one promise i will make!!!

i know this was long, but i like to be immersive and honest with you.

please know i am working on pep12 and rm6p1. but for quality purposes and because i want to put out something you deserve to read and i was happy writing...it will take however long it takes.

my fear is that i'll finally post and you'll all be bored. but your many asks say otherwise! you are all so cute! i love you! i know i seem mean or scary in my asks, but i promise it's all for teehee hahas and i am nice and not scary at all. i cry everytime i hear a loud noise. lmao. :)

with that said! do nice things for yourself. unwind. do not hold yourself to any standard. do only what nourishes you. listen to your heart body and soul. and know i support you 100% of the way.

i hate thanksgiving ( lame ass trick ass fuck ass colonizer holiday even tho all the food is dank, i am a candied yam queen ) but i hope you enjoy the togetherness part that underlies it. i hope you see your family. but remember that family is not just the people you are born with, but are the people that you choose.

also know that if you feel alone during this fall/wintry stan season, that you have me, always. all my dms and my heart are open to you.

on that note, i am thankful for all of you this year. thank you for taking care of me and in turn, reminding and teaching me to take care of myself. i'm going to try not to repeat history and take a breath.

thank you for reading and as always, from what harms or pains you, past, present or future, from the bottom of my cold, black heart...

i love you and i hope you heal,

-uncle nina

#i apologize if this was long #i used this kind of as a vent space #feel free to ignore this but it is a bit of a status update #unfortunately i do this to myself a lot #where i kind of come off a high of posting something cool and then act all big and tough and cant back it up #so i rush and freak out and sprial and write things im not proud of i dont like that at allllll aaaaa #so im gonna take a small step back and regroup #i really hate when my updates arent outlined correctly and the dialogue is weak...i also hate when i feel unsure abt the plot #so i want to smooth that all out and be careful and precise so i feel confident and this doesnt happen to me again #especially with rm because the plot is complicated and semi unfinished and that gives me anxiety #i dont like when things feel out of order or Wrong kylepile L moment! gonna take care of myself and then the plot/chapters until i like the #i really do in my heart of hearts think that either rm or pep will be updated within novemeber they are both abt halfway done #but no promises ofc im trying to be firm on that thank you for waiting but im cutting myself loose of invisible consequence #thank you for your love light and support i adore you send as many asks as u want and if i go dark know its bc im taking care of me #and please take care of yourselves the way i would #ilyilyilysm #also sorry i killed the format but oh my god it feels so much cleaner to me its so much more readable #ok done now toodaloo!

[foxceus]

what if the evokers were odd beasts? what then

#gbf #granblue fantasy #caim (gbf) #lobelia (gbf) #caim is a chimera!! i thought itd be neat given his support skill #lobelia is a dragon he hoards books and he also loves murdering humans. you know. the usual #hanged man is whatever the Fuck but i lean towards dragon-esque. just fuzzy #lobelia has a soft spot for caim. whether thats good or bad Who Knows but caim wants him gone. #man. thinking abt the evokers and how i want to see them all interact more...... #AND YOU KNOW WHAT. i want an evokers and eternals crossover so so bad but i dont want it to be serious i want it to be extremely silly #but the game takes it seriously. and ofc seofon and lobelia try to destroy one another. c'mon #anyway thanks for reading my rambles if u did. i wuv u #my art

[satanfemme]

genuine critiques aside, it's really interesting to me how many criticisms of AI technology being used for art sound nearly identical to the kinds of criticisms photography, or even digital art, received(/still receive). "what do u mean photography can be art? all ur doing is pressing a button for an instant image? what about all the hard working painters who devote their lives and many hours worth of labor to the craft?" ; "it's cheating, it's too fast/easy, it takes work away from Real Artists, it's soulless" etc. it's a tool. it's literally just a tool. cameras and wacom tablets and, yes, even oil paints do not have souls either. the people using those tools have the "soul", same as how the people programming AI, figuring out what text prompts receive the results they want, and then manually curating the results, have souls. I mean no legitimate beef with the people partaking in the current wave of AI hate, like I said (/have been saying) there are genuine critiques to be had especially in the way AI is being used now under capitalism. but if u think this tool inherently industrializes art (more than it's already been heavily industrialized), would u say the same about the advent of photography?

I just think a lot of people wouldn't have survived the Dadaism trend, as an easy example, considering how much of that movement was either collage (ie. stealing pieces from other people's art to create a new image) or just straight up found object sculpture (ie. stealing a full piece of art and relabeling it as ur own, giving it a new meaning lol). that's a gross simplification ofc, but u know. time is circular, and art is inherently derivative. if AI art is immoral, so is a good number of other recognized art movements imo.

#as an aside cause I'm a nerd who did art school for too long: did u know the growth of photography as art pretty much directly caused the - #- spread of non-realism styles (at least in the west)? non-realism already existed ofc but once photography became a thing #- a lot of artists no longer felt the need to create painting/drawings as realistic as possible. #because if they wanted a photorealistic image they could just take a literal photo #& ofc there were the aforementioned fears that photography would replace realism painting/drawings since it was faster/''easier'' #a lot of realism artists couldn't confidentially support themselves with realism alone anymore. photography had ''replaced'' them #so artists began to think of what other ways they could paint/draw things -- that a camera COULDN'T replicate or replace #like trying to find what new niche needed to be filled now that realism was clearly more than filled #and so more and more artists began to experiment with their styles; u know? #(ftr that's also all a simplification; and just from memory trying to remember high school first period classes) #(sorry if any details are a lil off there lol)