Writer, Artist and Bookdragon with a varied interest in science, history, humanities, biology, technology, food and books.
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oof with this shit
Reading a thread on reddit where the account that posted is 9 years old, at one point users/bots start accusing the poster of being a chatbot because instead of being rude, the account said, "you're not wrong to point this out".
AI really is this ultimate chaos agent. People searching for any clue of deception while trying to use simple heuristics to do so. Meanwhile dehumanizing themselves and others in the process.
That is the losing game. It is built to mimic real people
That #Grammarly even thought this was worth implementing underscores how much our social needs have been hijacked for profit: https://www.wired.com/story/grammarly-is-facing-a-class-action-lawsuit-over-its-ai-expert-review-feature/
The class action lawsuit: https://prf-law.com/current-cases/class-action-alleges-that-grammarly-misappropriated-the-names-of-journalists-and-authors-through-its-expert-review
Actually being engaged within a community, actually joining writing and professional groups, these activities build skill and confidence but are hard to build and keep equitable.
*edit a typo
For folks who might be having a rough time, here's some #cats
I will note that its just one cat in the shot.
#WritersCoffeeClub 12/27. How can we as writers support one another?
By remembering that we need a large community of writers & readers. Not as individuals building a fandom but as people who want storytelling to exist.
We each build our own corners of knowledge but we reside in the same broader community & it remains vitally important to support each other, to support readers & to make our community a place of refuge for those who nurture it rather than uplifting a few successful tyrants.
#ScribesAndMakers 08 Oct Why do you think some people don't see value in creativity?
Typically because someone broke it in them while they were children.
Kids are silly and creative. Often in ways that trigger a pain in some adults that those adults flail in response to.
Adults demonstrate in hundreds of ways that creativity isn't valuable and some kids grow up to snuff out that inner light within and seek to snuff it out in others.
#ScribesAndMakers 23Sep—Shameless someone-else promotion day. Boost away
I love seeing @TheWeeOwl pop up in my feed. Although I covet many of their pieces, I would love for others to buy their work so they can keep making more 💖
#ScribesAndMakers Sep 1
With many new people here, let's do another round of introductions. Tell us something about yourself and your creativity
I'd say I'm a #writer and #artist who limits posts to #WritersLife content on https://www.patreon.com/c/verses
I have #photography and some #art on https://www.redbubble.com/people/clarablack-ink/shop
I have a bit up elsewhere as well but I need to rework my "online pressence".
Currently writing a Fantasy series and putting together my yearly #zine for that through Patreon.
I let the little guy settle in against me and when I moved slightly to get up, he opened his eyes and put his paw up "wait". And then he went right back to this.
So, I guess five more minutes...
90% of the time he has his belly visible or is about to show you his belly. He runs like a racoon, fetches like a dog, dooks like a ferret...
He is a cat but only maybe half.
