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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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If they could draw or make music, they wouldn't need a robot to do it, and they clearly want to but don't have the skills.

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[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Have you considered the end result is not the purpose? The doing of art is what gives it meaning, to the artist and the viewer. It's what makes it satisfying, even if it didn't turn out how you wanted exactly.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

is not the purpose? The doing of art is what gives it meaning, to the artist and th

I'm in a business that has a lot of artists. These are observations I make.

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I'm also in the business of art abd I'm standing by what I said.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago

have a nice one

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The end result is what other people see and what gets you paid. That's why people want to do it via AI.

Personally, I could sink 10k hours into whatever visual art and I'll never be good at it. I don't enjoy it either. I can only hire an expensive artist or use AI if I want something made. Since using AI art sucks, I've opted not to continue work on the video game I started work on a while ago. An alternative is to pay for asset packs from a studio that sells them, but then it's just an asset flip.

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

How soullessly capitalist it is to think the only purpose of art is what money you can make off of it. Who cares about meaning, the almighty dollar is the only thing important in life.