Despair is not an emotion we can afford. Time is running out, but we still have the opportunity to create a kinder, more humane world. Together, we can light matchsticks against the gathering dark.
For sure, and I think it touched on a lot of things I think are very important but still hard to see underneath all the noise in the political discourse, since it's a lot deeper(and current events haven't entirely played out yet).
i appreciate your words but to be honest, the AI images here makes the whole message of this ring a little hollow. machine learning AI is very unethical in a lot of ways, and it’s hard to really appreciate the hope for humanity you’re trying to express in this article when you’re using images made by a machine built by corporations directly harming humanity & the environment.
Very glad to meet another kindred spirit. I wish you all success on this endeavor. I'm not in a position to support you monetarily, but I would if I could! I'm in the same boat of trying to turn a hobby into a habit into a significant part of my time.
I love your message and your hopeful visionary AI art...we NEED this, desperately. Recently I was writing about how I have recently exhumed the word hope, because of something Saul Williams may have said about hope being a commitment not a wish. What you call us to is a commitment to each other. I am with you. I have a relentless hope even amidst my despair; a hope that comes from my connection and my love for others, for this planet. We need a lot of help envisioning a more hopeful future, as our imaginations have atrophied. I love the message to rage against the dying of the light. In my somatic informed view, it is this collapse that so many are experiencing, and how to activate the fight in us requires a little bit more safety, a little bit more connection. And creating these images, internal and external, of what's possible, of who we can be, is the pathway there I think. That;s why we need the artists more than ever. This right here, "the reactionary mind views interdependence and interconnection with suspicion, little imagining that both are vital to the health–and in fact the survival–of mankind." this is what I am currently struggling with. So much talk about community, and community building and folks don't want to let go of their way, they are afraid something will be taken from them, that the individual I will disappear into the We...and yet, it is what these times are calling us to. Currently I am saddened and heartbroken by the talk of collaboration and how little people want or can tolerate the mess of the reality of it. Sitting with that now and so fed by your post and your hope. I wish you every success Thank you for sharing.
Your optimism is refreshing, but I must ask: how can your square your rejection of hollow, late stage capitalist existence with your use of AI art in this and other pieces? Is AI not among "the very tools [putting us] on the path to destruction"?
Interesting question! I have been wanting to write an article on AI and this might be an appropriate prompt to start from. In short, I believe that Artificial Intelligence, like the internet, nuclear technology, and many other achievements of human ingenuity, contains both the seeds of our undoing and the possible ingredients of a brighter, more humane future. The question with all of these technologies is less "is it good or bad" and more "who wields it, and for what purpose?" I am a capable artist, but I am a better prompt engineer, and I believed I could achieve a superior vision much more quickly by creating AI images for this series. I believe the images add a hopeful visual tenor to the accompanying text, and I have been told as much by several readers. I will keep your reflection in mind as I compose my article about the dangers and potential upside of Artificial Intelligence.
Excited about where this is taking you. Godspeed!
thank you mate, i really appreciate the support!
If you ever want to talk about decentralized political systems design, I'm in.
i would love to!
I'll DM you my details on Twitter, 👌👌
Whoops, looks like you'd need to DM or follow me first.
Well done! Nothing like a leap of faith into a writing to stir up some much needed hope.
thank you Dania!
great stuff!
Thank you so much! Did you find it encouraging?
For sure, and I think it touched on a lot of things I think are very important but still hard to see underneath all the noise in the political discourse, since it's a lot deeper(and current events haven't entirely played out yet).
i appreciate your words but to be honest, the AI images here makes the whole message of this ring a little hollow. machine learning AI is very unethical in a lot of ways, and it’s hard to really appreciate the hope for humanity you’re trying to express in this article when you’re using images made by a machine built by corporations directly harming humanity & the environment.
Very glad to meet another kindred spirit. I wish you all success on this endeavor. I'm not in a position to support you monetarily, but I would if I could! I'm in the same boat of trying to turn a hobby into a habit into a significant part of my time.
I love your message and your hopeful visionary AI art...we NEED this, desperately. Recently I was writing about how I have recently exhumed the word hope, because of something Saul Williams may have said about hope being a commitment not a wish. What you call us to is a commitment to each other. I am with you. I have a relentless hope even amidst my despair; a hope that comes from my connection and my love for others, for this planet. We need a lot of help envisioning a more hopeful future, as our imaginations have atrophied. I love the message to rage against the dying of the light. In my somatic informed view, it is this collapse that so many are experiencing, and how to activate the fight in us requires a little bit more safety, a little bit more connection. And creating these images, internal and external, of what's possible, of who we can be, is the pathway there I think. That;s why we need the artists more than ever. This right here, "the reactionary mind views interdependence and interconnection with suspicion, little imagining that both are vital to the health–and in fact the survival–of mankind." this is what I am currently struggling with. So much talk about community, and community building and folks don't want to let go of their way, they are afraid something will be taken from them, that the individual I will disappear into the We...and yet, it is what these times are calling us to. Currently I am saddened and heartbroken by the talk of collaboration and how little people want or can tolerate the mess of the reality of it. Sitting with that now and so fed by your post and your hope. I wish you every success Thank you for sharing.
Your optimism is refreshing, but I must ask: how can your square your rejection of hollow, late stage capitalist existence with your use of AI art in this and other pieces? Is AI not among "the very tools [putting us] on the path to destruction"?
Interesting question! I have been wanting to write an article on AI and this might be an appropriate prompt to start from. In short, I believe that Artificial Intelligence, like the internet, nuclear technology, and many other achievements of human ingenuity, contains both the seeds of our undoing and the possible ingredients of a brighter, more humane future. The question with all of these technologies is less "is it good or bad" and more "who wields it, and for what purpose?" I am a capable artist, but I am a better prompt engineer, and I believed I could achieve a superior vision much more quickly by creating AI images for this series. I believe the images add a hopeful visual tenor to the accompanying text, and I have been told as much by several readers. I will keep your reflection in mind as I compose my article about the dangers and potential upside of Artificial Intelligence.