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by yomismoaqui·1y ago·view on hn ↗
The question is, why are you doing art?

- Because you enjoy it

- Because you get pats in the back from people you share it with

- Because you want to earn money from it

The 1st one will continue to be true in this dystopian AI art future, the other not so much.

And sincerely I find that kind of human art, the one that comes from a pure inner force, the more interesting one.

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You seem to forget that most artists enjoy it but due to the structure of our society are forced to either give it up for most of their waking life to earn money or attempt to market their art to the masses to make money. This AI stuff only makes it harder for artists to make any kind of living off of their work.
While there are plenty of cases where good artists make most of their money from the art, there are plenty of other cases where good artists have a 'real job' on the side.
That's true, but an important part of that is the fact that most artists are not succeeding financially at all.

Why should we be so desperate to cling to a system that isn't even working?

Ideally AI makes it so you don't have to work and can pursue whatever interests.
> The 1st one will continue to be true in this dystopian AI art future, the other not so much.

No it won’t, you’ll be too busy trying to survive off of what pittance is left for you to have any time to waste on leisure activities.