I used midjourney and now I feel a bit dirty.

I finished a new #song and am thinking about the thumbnail image for Bandcamp, soundcloud etc. and a couple of people have mentioned they used #midjourney #ai

Even if I think I don’t agree with something, I believe I should make the effort to understand it before coming to a more educated decision, so I gave it a go.

To be clear; I was never going to pay anyone for this piece of art. I don’t make any money from the #Music, I do it for me.

Definitely the results are good enough to use, and maybe I will but… I’m not sure it feels right. When I #draw the #art myself I learn a little each time. Like the music, there is a journey and a satisfaction in bettering myself. At the same time, a thumbnail for a song is not exactly the most groundbreaking or meaningful thing in the world.

It’s a visual index for audible things.

I may have saved myself time, but have I missed out in the process? Have I indeed up with something that looks better but I value less?

Does anyone other than myself care if I drew it, or a machine did?