While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
kaprika π
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i fumkin love reptiles, and ill punch you if you say something mean about my babies.
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This is heartbreaking and is particularly sinister because paypal is partnered with Patreon as a processor for which creators can be paid out, INCLUDING us 18+ creators. I know that paypal is the only game in town in some regions but I really don't understand how patreon sees this as an ok setup
VTuber Milky: "PayPal recently out of no where terminated my account perm, mostly due to my PATREON that is 18+"
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This is why we need to keep calling. I don't want us to keep scurrying to more obscure platforms and financial sources. Keep fighting with me comrades
#SaveSpeech #CPBC
As we near closer to 4 weeks of sustained pressure, I made this infographic to help focus our targets and to suggest a daily goal that is feasible for most people
more info and phone numbers here: stop-paypros.neocities.org yellat.money
find reps www.congress.gov/members/find...
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Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it will ask βdo you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.β
Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment.
No questions asked.
No proof required.
Pass it on.
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OF NOTE: they're basing this on Box Office sales, not iTunes or Amazon sales. streaming sales don't count towards box office.
if you want them to maximize the payouts you need to see this in a theater
The Toxic Avenger is clearing medical debt as marketing for the movie.
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and the ultimate end result is you get a lot of gay children who figured out they were gay anyway without their parents' help but got more traumatized on the way there and now bond with one another over the fact that their emotionally immature parents should not have had children
"how do I explain lesbians to my kids" and "the internet needs to be censored so my stupid kid can be on it" is cut from the same root in that some parents just fucking hate the idea of needing to interact with their kids in any way and want them to just bang on the ipad and shut the fuck up
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π» HOW TO ORGANIZE IN THE FURRY FANDOM π»
Full slideshow now available for you HERE: docs.google.com/presentation...
(Make sure you turn on speaker notes to see the script! It's a little tricky to find on mobile, I suggest reading this on desktop.)
Video coming in a couple weeks.
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Oh look. Another platform who built sucess on the back of artists and creators, only to cast us aside when they get stable
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HEY! FELLOW FURRY PORN ENJOYERS!! THE DEADLINE TO FILL THIS FORM ENDS ON THE 28TH T O M O R R O W
Go let Bluesky know your grievances about their vague guidelines NOW Or face the possibility of us artists being kicked from the platform! This DOESN'T just affect nsfw art, it affects EVERY artist
the usual vagueness is present here that is usually a bad sign to come for adult content.
bluesky is taking feedback on the guidelines at this link below. Let them know these are not satisfactory
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
points that need addressing are: [cont]
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the dumbest part is that they're only taking pictures because the cat wanted them for his onlyfans, but you really can't control what cat boyfriends do at any point in time
