forestine2d ago

another take about the proliferation of ai music meaning that people need to "get out and see shows in real life" and these always upset me as an immunocompromised person

you can find non ai music online still. there are still lots of people doing it. try being more mindful about your listening and not listening to the spotify playlists that they fill with slop

support people on bandcamp and mirlo and bandwagon and subvert

check out live streamed music which is still happening for real. i know a place where you can check out hundreds of hours of modular synths

stop separating "real life" from "online" as if they are mutually exclusive, and make people like me feel like shit and like nothing they do counts. Every time i play a show i have to take a risk because nobody masks and they don't clean the air and a lot of my friends can't come and that fucking sucks

Shows are great. But not everyone can make it to shows. Not everyone lives somewhere there are shows. Not everyone is physically able to attend shows. Some people are high risk and have to take a risk every time.

This is a Yes, And situation. Be more mindful about music if you want to hear stuff that people made.

Show threadforestine2d ago
literally all the local musicians i'm friends with are reposting that fucking post and it's making me upset
Show threadforestine2d ago
if you've decided to quit all social media and go participate in "real life", are you taking any time to check on your disabled comrades ever again or are you expecting them to all quit and come out and play outside with you? because otherwise, you're just abandoning them.
Show threadforestine2d ago
i'm tired of being told everything i've been working on for the last six years isn't real because it's online
Show threadLuna Lactea

@forestine If you do public service volunteering through the Internet people will say it's fake, you're pretending, & you're not helping. It's annoying.

I volunteer for OpenStreetMap sometimes & people sometimes say that kind of thing when I mention it. "That's not helping & you're wasting time. Everyone uses Google Maps.", but Google Maps is six months out of date, does not list if places are safe for LGBT people or not, & does not have much for accessibility. Also it helps me navigate where commercial maps are unreliable (everywhere) & I think I'm not no one.

Jun 25 at 12:25amWeb
Show threadAmber 1d ago
@jackemled @forestine this sounds verbatim like an argument i'd have with my mother before i pull up Apple Maps and show her that it's based on OpenStreetMap and several other data sources. It's actually insane how people are so quick to write off any sort of online community or contribution. Especially when it comes to queer communities which can feel so much more real because it's the only place one can truly feel themselves
Show threadLuna Lactea1d ago

@puppygirlhornypost2 @forestine yeah :(
"With Google Maps I can navigate to the Pokemon Go gyms. OpenStreetMap doesn't even have an app!"[1]
ok well Pokemon Go uses OpenStreetMap's dataset. People doing this are why you have that game.

[1]: Completely ignoring the twenty different navigation apps that use OpenStreetMap for tile & path data that show up if you search it on any app store.

Show threadforestine1d ago
@jackemled @puppygirlhornypost2 ooh yeah! i recently discovered i can add seating in Open Street Map which is so neat. i can never find places to sit down when i'm out and about
Show threadDebbie1d ago

@jackemled @forestine

Everything in life now, is fake. 🙄

Show threadBel Tamtu | Critter Unit1d ago
@jackemled @forestine That's so maddening. 🫂