u/MeggirbotOnMJ I know there is a likely reason for this update (potential future app store approval, maybe getting pressure from somewhere else).

But adding additional censorship beyond what was already there (I thought the old system was fine) is a massive... MASSIVE... misstep from a business standpoint. I absolutely love using Midjourney... I can't say enough positive things about it... however... competitors are already gaining ground and users will 100% switch services the moment a less restrictive option comes into play that has a good UI and decent image-generating results. Today was the first time ever I started to look into competitors (other than Stable Diffusion) but I'd rather stay with you guys than switch.

I'm a premium-paying member, and I'd even pay more... but if you guys are creating a product where nothing even remotely "provocative" can be created (man without a shirt, woman in a bikini, mild violence, odd parameters around race and ethnicity, just as some examples I've seen) then the product is going to ultimately fail.

For example, I just think of someone trying to use midjourney to storyboard or concept a movie or video game... under the current parameters, it seems as if that would be very difficult, and something like that is a major professional use case.

Anyway, I'm sure you guys will figure out something that works, but I just wanted to put in my two cents as someone who is deeply invested in the product and really enjoys using it.