I understand, which is why I don’t really blame the individual artists. The 3D printing community has grown tremendously with modern ‘user-friendly’ printers, so naturally there’s been a shift in demographics. It also doesn’t help how much AI slop grifters are around now too. I just hate the general trend.
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viral.vegabond@piefed.social 1 week ago
Yeah, I agree that would be frustrating. It’s not really their fault though. Society has conditioned them to constantly look at things in an ‘is it marketable’ way. Having a broader perspective on the matter might quell some of your irritation about it, or at least give credence to it.
WhatTheDuck@piefed.social 1 week ago
socsa@piefed.social 1 week ago
To me it just comes off as someone saying “that’s cool, but what’s the point if you aren’t making money? Seems like a waste of time.” It’s just very dismissive.
Like, if you grow tomatoes, nobody goes “damn you could sell these.” Because everyone understands that having a backyard garden is a hobby, with the benefit that you get some decent tomatoes, though at fairly high cost compared to just about any other source of tomatoes.