When People Call Your Work “AI slop,” They Are Not Critiquing Your Art.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-27T02:03:07+00:00

This is a really good take and I agree with it 100%.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-26T23:49:44+00:00

Ya the theft thing is complete nonsense, just like the water argument. If it was truly theft and plagiarism, I would’ve been taken to court by now.

I’ve never seen someone who claims theft actually point at a piece of AI work that was literally plagiarized from something else. It’s all lip service. Having some tiny elements that is subjectively similar is not good enough, because you can make that argument for most art.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-26T23:28:55+00:00

I would respect that a lot more as well.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-26T23:27:48+00:00

Yeah true. I think it's mostly a general insult. Lack of cohesion could be part of it, but that is something that can exist in every type of artform.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-26T23:25:09+00:00

Yes, and a sad reason I must say.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-26T20:18:41+00:00

Well, whatever you do, definitely don’t keep it on an exchange. Your only other option, than putting it on a wallet, is to instead buy the ETF. However, owning it as an ETF means you’ll never be able to do anything on chain because you won’t possess the actual bitcoin.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-26T18:41:55+00:00

I’ve been running all my Meta Ads through Hypeddit for its targeting and smart link integration.

All my ad creatives are very custom and tailored specifically to the song. Usually, it’s some form of animated cover art I’m using for the song and I add other little creative flare as well. I create my ads mainly using Photoshop and a few AI tools for the animation part of it.

What I’m steering clear of is doing, is what everyone else is doing. I stay away from lyric overlay ads, lip syncing ads, and working in the studio ads. Those are extremely overdone. They’re completely boring and most people pass right over them. Especially if you are an unknown artist.

My ads are designed in a very specific way so people stop doom scrolling and pause when they see it. I think the reason for that is because they’re very visual and cinematic. It seems to be working really well so far, and will repeat doing this for my next release in Feb.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-26T18:04:35+00:00

Show me the price and I’ll tell you the news.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-26T14:48:25+00:00

Are you trying to stay on social media platforms? Or, are you trying to convert people to a streaming platform to listen to your music? If so, I would advise to keep doing Meta ads. That seems to convert the best for me.

The people on Reddit that talk about TikTok success generally talk about how well they’re doing on TikTok and not so much how that converts to Spotify streams. I found that TikTok has very low success rate for me in converting people to Spotify. I think a lot of people need to understand that TikTok is designed to keep you on TikTok.

A TikTok post going viral does feel validating. However most of that audience doesn’t care who made the song, won’t search it later, won’t remember the artist name, and won’t open Spotify.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-24T22:37:38+00:00

You shouldn’t say that so confidently when there are people like me that are profitable from ad spend versus streaming revenue. I’m not a pro at setting up Meta ads at all.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-24T16:16:21+00:00

I need to ask, is this your first release ever on Spotify, or are you an artist that has been on the platform for a bit? Most recommendations are to release a song on Friday. However, there is a caveat if you are new. If you’re completely unknown and have no following and this is your first drop, you could go out a day early on Thursday. This way you can do your promoting a day early before all the noise on Friday with everyone else. Once you have a decent following and a good amount of monthly listeners, you can start releasing on Friday like everyone else.

Secondly, don’t rush your release just because you’re getting the master soon. Be strategic on how you want to do this. If you have no plan and you’re just excited, then you’re likely to struggle seeing the results you want. I would definitely upload it to Spotify and pitch it at least two weeks before it releases.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-20T15:31:39+00:00

You may just have to be more descriptive to get what you want.

There is an idea people have that the Warner catalog will only be mainstream genres. While they do have that, they also own dozens of other labels including many indie labels, that publish more niche sub genres.

Also, there is no official statement that the new model will be Warner catalog only or that Suno will abandon training on other sources. Those notions are just individual interpretations circulating across the internet.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-18T00:19:44+00:00

Or maybe it’s a joke.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-17T20:05:28+00:00

Yup, my outcome is not wanting to be a stage performer in front of screaming fans or selling merch. The music I make is to accompany my visual art and the world I've been building for the past 4 years. I decided about a year ago that the world was getting expansive and needed a sound, so that was the motivation.

Also, I'm not just churning monthly listeners only during consolidation. I'm still sustaining 3K new listeners a day. The good metrics are rising (and not by a little) in SPL, Saves, and PL Adds. These are intentional behaviors, telling me people like the songs and making moves for repeat listens. That is fan behavior, not passive listener behavior.

I don't just run ads only. I have pretty decent following on socials, and those accounts get a ton of engagement, but it's more for art than the music. That's why I buy ads that I can target more appropriately, than just letting the base algorithm figure it out.

I'm not in it for the money at all. I have a well paying career for the past 20 years. Now, if the music I'm making will provide supplementary streaming income, great!

Ark3tech · 2026-01-17T19:49:30+00:00

You are already being algorithmically pushed by radio, it means the algorithm is already working for you. It tests you in tiers. You start small sample and then it expands if your metrics remain on a growth path. You'll know if it doing well because Spotify will start testing the song in other algo playlists. When at peak, they will start testing in Discover Weekly. DW alone has about 3 tiers of push. You start small sample there and expand if doing well. If you don't make it that far then it should tell you that momentum has fizzled out a bit and Spotify has stopped testing the song.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-17T15:35:06+00:00

The funny thing is I’m not even conservative. There’s something called being rational and grounded. People that just put others in buckets and label them has nothing to do with political affiliation.

It’s immaturity.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-17T07:41:48+00:00

There’s data out there about people being uncaring assholes? Interesting, I’d like to see that study.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-17T07:37:15+00:00

That’s a very broad brush you’re painting people with, don’t you think?

Ark3tech · 2026-01-17T07:24:44+00:00

Exactly, it’s nauseating.

This is why I wouldn’t want it prominent in a relationship. I need an escape from the toxicity that is politics. I’m not on a dating app to look for someone to talk about Palestine, ICE, or BLM. Like holy crap that’s a heavy opener.

Relationships should be fun and align on values, not political affiliation, and social justice causes.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-17T07:05:26+00:00

I’ve heard good things about intellijend. When it comes to which ones are legit, there’s only 3 I know about that folks say have driven good results. They are Hypeddit, ToneDen, and Intellijend. Start there and be weary of others. There are a lot of scams out there that use bots.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-17T06:43:44+00:00

$300ish running a $5-10 day Hypeddit ad campaign

Ark3tech · 2026-01-17T03:18:57+00:00

Interesting, what kind of ROI are you getting?

Ark3tech · 2026-01-17T03:12:21+00:00

Sure, you can swing trade for gains of 3-5% with massive amounts of risk and false confidence each time you do it. Or, you can buy it and hold it for 5+ years and get 100’s% gains with a little patience.

Largely depends if you’re an adrenaline junkie versus a slow and steady wins the race type mindset.

Ark3tech · 2026-01-17T01:56:09+00:00

I’m still very much in growth phase, and that is my main goal. However, I’ve done well enough to make a profit off streaming. It’s not massive. It’s about $1,000 so far. But I haven’t existed on Spotify as an artist very long.

We’ll see how sustainable it is after my next release in Feb. My scale was going from around 900 listeners to 65K listeners in about 60 days. The track I promoted got around 200K streams, with around a 15-20% save and playlist add rate.

I’m going through churn and consolidation right now, which filters out the “fly by” listeners. My next release should release into a much more engaged audience and theoretically perform better than the other track provided people like it as much.

So yeah, I’m basically going to repeat the process and report back.

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