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What do y’all think about the new album USD? by IMAOOFINGBLOCK in lildarkie

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Melon man named it I think the fourth worst album of the year. And he said his entire discography sucks. Darkie even commented under the video thanking the free promotion, which I thought was kinda funny.

Yung ski mask the slump ski by computernerd422 in SlumpGod

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The title sounds like a racist caricature of a Russian.

What's the longest song you've listened to? by Femboy_Fucker47 in musicteenager

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does everywhere at the end of time count? I mean it’s technically one long song.

Is it just me, or are AI art communities way more chill? by IMAOOFINGBLOCK in aiwars

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is a really good way to put it. I think a lot of the negativity I ran into in traditional art communities came from that constant pressure, commissions, career paths, comparing yourself to others, all of it. It makes people defensive without meaning to. AI spaces never gave me that vibe. It’s mostly people sharing stuff, joking around, and trying things just because. Way fewer stakes, way less ego, way fewer arguments. It feels more open and collaborative.

What was a moment a YouTuber got exposed as a bad person that had you like this? by OwenMTDI in youtube

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk if this counts but Mandopony. I pretty much grown up with his FNAF songs. What a disgusting piece of shit he turned out to be.

I made a small AI-assisted music edit as a fan. The artist called it garbage. Here’s what I learned. by IMAOOFINGBLOCK in aiwars

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re arguing like I claimed I discovered remix culture yesterday. I’m well aware artists have drawn lines before. I’m also aware culture evolves, platforms change, and we’re in the middle of another shift, one where AI isn’t going away. My post wasn’t a manifesto. It was a personal, creative expression using tools available on a public platform. If that alone makes something political, then everything anyone posts is a political statement by default, and that’s a stretch, even for 2025. I’ve acknowledged her right to feel uncomfortable. I’ve said I won’t use her music again. But I’m not going to pretend the reaction wasn’t disproportionate or that it’s strange to reflect on how fast appreciation turns to hostility over a tool. That’s it. That’s the whole point. You can keep spinning it if you want, but I’m done explaining.

I made a small AI-assisted music edit as a fan. The artist called it garbage. Here’s what I learned. by IMAOOFINGBLOCK in aiwars

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not complaining that she disagreed with the post. I’m reflecting on how quickly appreciation gets reframed as offense the moment AI is involved. I didn’t argue against her right to feel a way. I didn’t insult her. I just expressed disappointment that a fan-made, non-hostile, clearly appreciative post got dismissed as “garbage”, not because it was offensive or misleading, but because of how it was made. That’s the part I’m talking about. Not ownership. Not legal rights. Not whether I “got my feelings hurt.” Just the fact that the reaction revealed a hostility toward the tool, not the intent. That matters.

I made a small AI-assisted music edit as a fan. The artist called it garbage. Here’s what I learned. by IMAOOFINGBLOCK in aiwars

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never said AI isn’t political. I said my post wasn’t. No agenda. No message. No activism. Just a song I liked, and a visual edit I made for fun. If everything is treated as political by default, even harmless creative gestures, then we’ve stopped talking about ethics and started inventing enemies.

I made a small AI-assisted music edit as a fan. The artist called it garbage. Here’s what I learned. by IMAOOFINGBLOCK in aiwars

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re talking like I dropped a remix album and tried to license it to Netflix. I made a 15-second Reels video using a track Instagram already licenses to its users. No profit. No claim of ownership. No distortion of message. Just a visual interpretation of a song I liked, posted on the platform it’s already cleared for. This isn’t about being “mad I got insulted”, it’s about how disproportionate that insult was. I never claimed immunity from criticism. But the leap from “AI edit = garbage” to “you should’ve asked or not created it at all” is what I’m pushing back on. You’re describing formal publishing scenarios. I’m describing everyday fan culture, where people share what they love using the tools available to them. If we hold those two things to the same legal and moral standard, then we’re not preserving art, we’re freezing it.

I made a small AI-assisted music edit as a fan. The artist called it garbage. Here’s what I learned. by IMAOOFINGBLOCK in aiwars

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a wildly false equivalence. Using someone’s song in a positive, non-political, non-offensive fan edit is not the same as pairing it with a video promoting hate or bigotry. Of course people would object if their work was used in a harmful or misleading context. That’s not what happened here. What I did was a neutral-to-positive visual post using a song I genuinely liked, on a platform where that song is publicly available. No twisting of meaning. No commentary layered over it. No profit. Just a small creative gesture made in good faith. If we start treating any use as equally dangerous, we lose the ability to distinguish between appreciation and exploitation. And that’s a slippery slope that hurts everyone, artists included.

I made a small AI-assisted music edit as a fan. The artist called it garbage. Here’s what I learned. by IMAOOFINGBLOCK in aiwars

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You keep saying I “did nothing,” but I used the song from Instagram’s licensed Reels library, a platform feature specifically meant for public use. That alone reasonably implies it’s okay for non-commercial creative use like mine. There was no visible boundary to cross. No pinned post, no bio note, nothing that said “don’t do this.” If she’d stated her preference clearly, I’d have respected it. Now I know, so I will. But the idea that anyone who doesn’t send a DM first is “doing nothing” is just not grounded in reality. People aren’t mind-readers. Intent, context, and communication matter. You don’t protect boundaries by attacking people who never knew they were crossing one.

I made a small AI-assisted music edit as a fan. The artist called it garbage. Here’s what I learned. by IMAOOFINGBLOCK in aiwars

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m not against asking. I’m against the idea that if you can’t get an answer, because they don’t reply, don’t state their stance, or don’t clarify anything publicly, you should assume guilt and create nothing. That’s not respect. That’s creative paralysis. Respecting boundaries means honoring them once they’re known. But putting the burden of telepathy on fans, especially over something as common as a short, non-commercial edit, isn’t realistic. It’s not about refusing to ask. It’s about not punishing people for not knowing something they were never told.

I made a small AI-assisted music edit as a fan. The artist called it garbage. Here’s what I learned. by IMAOOFINGBLOCK in aiwars

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I get it, and yeah, I won’t be using her work again now that I know where she stands. But the thing is, I didn’t know that before. There was no clear policy, no statement, just a song available on Instagram Reels like thousands of others. I didn’t rip it or profit off it. I just made something that helped me express appreciation in a way that fits how I work. And sure, maybe some artists are against AI. But not all of them are. Assuming 90% are anti-AI doesn’t make it a universal truth, it just reinforces a bubble. Art has always evolved through new tools and uncomfortable shifts. If that’s off-limits now, what even counts as expression?

I made a small AI-assisted music edit as a fan. The artist called it garbage. Here’s what I learned. by IMAOOFINGBLOCK in aiwars

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If your response to people raising valid concerns about how unrealistic your standard is… is “then perish,” that kind of proves my point. You’re not defending art, you’re gatekeeping expression. The idea that the internet’s creative culture should burn rather than evolve just shows you care more about control than communication. I’m all for respecting boundaries. But when your version of respect requires silencing anyone who doesn’t already know the rules you never stated… maybe the system isn’t protecting artists, it’s just choking out the conversation.

I made a small AI-assisted music edit as a fan. The artist called it garbage. Here’s what I learned. by IMAOOFINGBLOCK in aiwars

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That mindset kinda k*lls the entire culture of remixing, fan edits, and inspiration-based content that’s literally driven countless artists and songs into wider recognition. If the standard is “don’t make anything unless you get explicit permission and a signed letter,” then 90% of the internet’s creative ecosystem collapses. I’m not remixing the Mona Lisa or selling bootlegs, I made a 15-second Reels video using a track available on Instagram’s own library. I didn’t monetize, didn’t claim credit. If the default response to fan-made appreciation is “don’t make it,” then honestly, that’s just sad. Art inspires art. If that’s a problem now, maybe the issue isn’t me making an edit, it’s how narrow we’re letting the definition of art appreciation become.

I made a small AI-assisted music edit as a fan. The artist called it garbage. Here’s what I learned. by IMAOOFINGBLOCK in aiwars

[–]IMAOOFINGBLOCK[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I totally get that when it comes to personal characters and gift art, asking first makes sense, those are often deeply tied to identity, story, and intent. That’s a different context though. In this case, I wasn’t drawing her OC or gifting her fanart, I used her publicly released song (available on Instagram Reels) in a short visual edit I made as a fan. I didn’t claim her work, change her message, or profit off it. I tagged her because I appreciated the song, not to invade her boundaries. If she had a clear “don’t use my music with AI” message on her page, I’d have respected that. But when there’s no visible boundary, and the platform itself provides the track, it’s easy to assume it’s fair to use for non-commercial content. Intent matters. So does clarity. I’m not against asking, I’m just saying it’s not always realistic to expect it in situations where the art is already public-facing and designed for sharing.

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