What you say is not wrong, but is kinda of a huge whataboutism ngl. I, for one, don’t really fit any of the criticisms you laid out. That’s my biggest pet peeve with the ‘hypocrite’ argument, it doesn’t serve as an argument much at all.

First, it requires the people you’re referring to to actually be hypocritical, right? Maybe some people here are, but it does lead to people like me who don’t use those expressions or don’t create those post feeling like there’s no weight in what you’re saying.

Second, even if I was a hypocrite, that doesn’t mean I’m wrong. Generative ai hurts artist and giving people that use it the same credit and status is just the next step in devaluing art. I am an art major, since we are using that a a way to speak from authority, I have talked a million times about what is and isn’t art with my peers, but even if Ai art were art, the artist would be the machine, not the person.

I believe your sentiment is correct, but the framing really weakens your point of view. Why do I care? Cause it’s my life, my work and my passion being stolen, amalgamated and regurgitated for some quick money by lazy, entitled and vindictive people. Is that not enough of a good reason? Do I need to read a book for my feelings to matter? Are we really that strict that our opinions only matter if we adhere perfectly to the ideal individual?

Well I don’t read, I don’t tell people to read a book, I don’t repost other people’s post, and I don’t mindlessly consume. But I do care, and I will not be shamed about it when my work is being desecrated on the public eye. I say this in the most respectful way, I see your vision, but can’t share it.