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Intractable

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1. 'imagine they're better than real artists' - You're giving them too much credit.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 02:48 PM

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Most are just low-grade content creators trying to get views and clicks. They're not thinking about the value of art, copyrights, decency, or self-image.

It's a brief moment of feeling relevant or important -- a cheap thrill before the next image or meme comes along.

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Some fake-artist AI-using twit decided to alter a Michael de Adder cartoon. UPDATED. [View all] highplainsdem Sunday OP

'imagine they're better than real artists' - You're giving them too much credit. Intractable Sunday #1

Oh, the ones I see obviously think they're witty, orthoclad Sunday #3

Well, the one who altered an award-winning cartoonist's work has one hell of an ego. And - as the highplainsdem Sunday #6

AI is theft, purely and simply. orthoclad Sunday #2

Kicking after editing the OP to add an update. highplainsdem Sunday #4

Kick dalton99a Sunday #5