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this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2025
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I hear you. It's hard to trust that art you see is genuine art by people anymore, and it's only going to get more difficult as these AIs swallow and plagiarise more and more of the human effort that they can.
I can't give you easy advice on this. Find an artist you trust. Follow them. Learn to appreciate older artists who are dead. Learn to love fewer artists.
What I can tell you is this: take time away from the internet. This whole Generative AI boom has shown me that a disconcerting number of people, probably even the majority, honestly and seriously do not give a shit about authentic human effort and creativity. Being real, being authentic, being creative, any of the things you or I might view as essential to the human experience don't matter to them. They want content to consume, and that's that. Don't give a shit where it comes from. Don't give a shit what it means. Just stick it in front of their eyes for a few seconds before they move onto the next thing. It's really fucked up.
So, go outside. Reconnect with your real friends, in contexts where these marketing machines can't lie to you. Talk with human beings. I've started going to galleries in my area. I'm sober at the moment so I'm spending a lot of time working out at home or running. I went out to a film night screening Palestinian films made about the genocide. Met a lot of people there.
Get away from the internet when you can. It's not a healthy place, and it can make people a little bit sick, I think. Make art for yourself.
It's hard to compare it to something, but no, I know, you can draw an analogy with food: one person buys quality vegetables grown by a farmer, and he's in good health, and another person buys factory-made products with much less nutrients, which makes that person a little lethargic, irritated, and weak and so on.
Well, I'm writing my book, but sometimes it's so tiring when you realize that no one is interested in it and you're never going to get a penny, and it makes it damn hard to write. I still remember the words of the character from the dystopian film, which turned out to be prophetic, and it hurts me even more.
Making art can be lonely when you come up for air and feel like nobody cares or would enjoy what you're creating, but I'm sure plenty of people would love to read what you're writing! It's impressive that you're even attempting to write a book!
What film are you referencing?
To be honest, this is a funny case, for some reason I could not find it at all, because I don't remember the name, apparently, it got lost in time, like tears in the rain.
Ahhh I assumed it was that one, lol
Yeah sadly, the internet is dead. Better to go outside. Or try to find only niche home smallweb sites. Or use Gopher.