TimIsACoach on Nostr: Consumption and contribution have collided into the economization of the content ...
Consumption and contribution have collided into the economization of the content creator. There is a new IG filter every 48 hours, yet no longer any filtration systems to allow the metaphorical cream to rise to the top. In fact, we now have an utterly cluttered society full of homegrown and half-baked content. Where has the milking-cow gone? More likely, she has been replaced with soy or a synthesized alternative.
Case in point – my own experimental toe-dipping into the ocean of AI art generation:
My toddler loves cartoons. Personally, I’m disgusted with the quality available, not that toddlers should be watching cartoons anyway (as our pediatrician reminds us), but admittedly this is inescapable in our hypermodern era. So, with AI democratizing animation, I thought why not try to make one myself.
Today I picked up a copy of George MacDonald’s classic The Golden Key. It’s public domain and I would encourage anyone unfamiliar with the fairytale to check it out. I grabbed this copy as I wanted to get a peek at Maurice Sendak’s illustrations from the 1967 edition. I’d seen some hints already and knew the style I was exploring was dissimilar. However, as I flipped through the pages my wife called out over my shoulder, “That’s your aëranth!” (An aëranth is a magical creature that looks like the composite of an owl and a fish). Sure enough, the remarkable similitude between Sendak’s rendering and my AI generated rendering was obvious.
I present here both images for your consideration (mine being fully half-baked):
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