#and it's totally gen

[bixels]

As gen-AI becomes more normalized (Chappell Roan encouraging it, grifters on the rise, young artists using it), I wanna express how I will never turn to it because it fundamentally bores me to my core. There is no reason for me to want to use gen-AI because I will never want to give up my autonomy in creating art. I never want to become reliant on an inhuman object for expression, least of all if that object is created and controlled by tech companies. I draw not because I want a drawing but because I love the process of drawing. So even in a future where everyone’s accepted it, I’m never gonna sway on this.

[morganbritton132]

A video goes around TikToks of a girl saying, “My mom is friends with Eddie Munson’s husband on Facebook and just so you know, they match each other’s freak.”

The background of the video is the girl scrolling through Steve’s Facebook where it’s like:

Scroll: *pictures from Eddie’s last concert, a lot of which focus on his hands. Its got a long rambling Gen X-vibe caption that does mention Eddie’s ‘talented hand work’ three separate times*

Scroll: *picture of Steve’s bulletin board in his classroom*

Scroll: *picture of Eddie open mouth drooling on the couch. The caption is: ‘Celebrity Crush.’*

Scroll: *shared gossip article that says Eddie is about to be a new dad. The caption is ‘The rumors are true. I’m pregnant.’*

Scroll: *Long post about Eddie being in New York for a few days and how much he misses him*

Scroll: *Post responding to an article by the Hawkins Post calling it stupid*

Scroll: *video of Eddie showing Steve his yo-yo skills. The video is simply captioned ‘I want him.’*



[10001gecs]

one 100 word email written with ai costs roughly one bottle of water to produce. the discussion of whether or not using ai for work is lazy becomes a non issue when you understand there is no ethical way to use it regardless of your intentions or your personal capabilities for the task at hand

with all due respect, this isnt true. *training* generative ai takes a ton of power, but actually using it takes about as much energy as a google search (with image generation being slightly more expensive). we can talk about resource costs when averaged over the amount of work that any model does, but its unhelpful to put a smokescreen over that fact. when you approach it like an issue of scale (i.e. "training ai is bad for the environment, we should think better about where we deploy it/boycott it/otherwise organize abt this) it has power as a movement. but otherwise it becomes a personal choice, moralizing "you personally are harming the environment by using chatgpt" which is not really effective messaging. and that in turn drives the sort of "you are stupid/evil for using ai" rhetoric that i hate. my point is not whether or not using ai is immoral (i mean, i dont think it is, but beyond that). its that the most common arguments against it from ostensible progressives end up just being reactionary

i like this quote a little more- its perfectly fine to have reservations about the current state of gen ai, but its not just going to go away.

[dapper-lil-arts]

The power of goth lolita Twilight Sparkle

[megalopolus]

and my fave gen 1 dudes

set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | set 6 | set 7

[circusmilkk]

me n the bad bitch i pulled from being evil and unsettling

[chuuowos]

oh i guess that's just the way things go

[plumbewb]

just a normal night in strangerville 👽

[imsashawaybrightirl]

heather my goof...

[starstriix]

i love gen 2 girls and i love drawing ponies,, so i put em together

I’ve also ponified the gen 2 boys!!

Also, here’s a post with explanation of the species choices and cutie mark designs if you’re interested!

[crowce]

Hello fans of these 3 specifically

[iizuumi]

food thief >:c

[cotl-flower-crown]

question for next gen au lamb: what's your most favourite and least favourite thing about a parent?

[soulcccat]

Welcome to the World of Total Drama Arms Race! Pt 2: The Weapons of the cast.

To face the calamity that awaits their world, the Virtuous Seven (Noah, Heather, Alejandro, Courtney, Owen, Bridgette, and Sierra) were the first recipients of their Blessed Weapons. Tools and implements of war that are a reflection of who they are, and who they can potentially become. This, alongside their enhanced bodies to survive their foes and a eye into the world of the arcane, allowed these plucky 18-year olds to slowly weather the storm.

And soon, win. time and time again they fight against the foes. most, with a hair's inch separating their world from destruction.

First summoned at their direst need (and in Owens sleep), the seven fought with the will to survive, growing as people and as warriors, to fight off the entities that dared to threaten their world. With each moment of self reflection and meditation, they grew in resolve, power, and in bond with each other. And became the mighty Blessed of their world.

Even the ice cold heart of Heather softened, when the people she fought along and against, begun to make her feel...

Safe, and loved.

And as their worldwide journey continued, they soon found out, they were not alone. Their castmates, who would none the wiser be their family, were getting tested just as much as the seven would be. All for a journey that asks for the longest look inside themselves, and see if *this* is what they want in life. Enough, that 4 main classes of Blessed were formed:

> Bulwark: The Tanks, Vanguards, and Wardens. They hold the line until no line exists.

> Assault: The fighters, rangers, shock and awe; they blast a hole and push with the Bulwalks

> Hunter: The assassins and dragoons; They strike at the weakest point

> Auxillary: the medics, crowd control, alchemists; they ensure that their allies are at their best, and the enemies at their worst

All these powerful weapons, their superhuman attributes, magic, and formed bonds? the possible allies from the cast and places never expected from?

All necessary for the fight ahead.

For the Legion, marches towards their home. The final bastion, and these people are its gatekeepers.

[bigbababooeyboobies]

i keep seeing alejandro on my timeline so i drew him

[megalopolus]

tdi's best gals

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