[HN Gopher] Ensloppification
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       Ensloppification
        
       Author : treadump
       Score  : 5 points
       Date   : 2025-05-30 21:21 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | bitpush wrote:
       | > I'm extremely privileged to have a job that I enjoy. My work is
       | creative. The challenges are rewarding. I don't take that for
       | granted. When I imagine "AI" in the mix it does not spark joy. I
       | tried the tab-completion slot machines; not my cup of tea. I
       | tried image generation and was overcome with literal depression.
       | I don't want a future as a "prompt artist". I'd rather pack up my
       | privilege and find something else.
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       | I'm incredibly fortunate to have a craft that I cherish. My work
       | is visceral; the smell of the oils, the feel of the canvas
       | beneath my brush. The challenges of translating vision to a
       | tangible form are deeply fulfilling. I don't take that for
       | granted. When I imagine computers further encroaching on design,
       | it does not spark inspiration. I've seen these digital drawing
       | tablets and "design" software; they feel cold and disconnected,
       | like painting by numbers with a sterile stylus. I've witnessed
       | the rise of computer-generated graphics and felt a profound sense
       | of loss for the handcrafted. I don't want a future as a "graphic
       | operator" or a "filter adjuster." I'd rather pack up my easel and
       | find something else entirely.
        
         | os2warpman wrote:
         | Wacom tablet don't draw the thing for you.
         | 
         | They, and AI bullshit, are not comparable.
         | 
         | Attempting to equate them just demonstrates the intellectual
         | and moral bankruptcy of the techbros behind the ai hype train.
        
       | bobrobpr wrote:
       | This site is slop!!
        
       | absurdo wrote:
       | > Blogging with titles like Slopaganda and Ensloppification is
       | obviously antithetical to "respectful critique".
       | 
       | Oh come on. You're pandering to a crowd that subscribes to
       | whatever nonsense Doctorow posts, and furthermore your post does
       | not have a speck of originality to it. It's the same trite
       | nonsense on repeat.
       | 
       | You don't like the new shiny toy. That's okay. There are plenty
       | of people that do.
        
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