Comment on Culture no longer exists in our reality today because the actors responsible for it most of it have long been deprived of their livelihood.

• RonnyZittledong@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yes. That’s why artists are always taken advantage of so often. They know artists do it because because they love it and can be paid and treated like shit. Just look at the video game industry.

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  • squaresinger@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is very much it. If there’s people doing it for free, that pushes the resale value down a lot.

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  • DandomRude@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Then I can turn it into a business. With LLMs, that’s hardly a problem anymore. Don’t worry: I’ll do it alongside my job - just a hobby that brings in some nice extra income.

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    • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If you think people will pay for AI slop, you must be young or deeply cynical

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• entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The vast vast vast majority of artists create art without expectations of payment nor the ability to do it full time, yes.

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