WeevilFriend

Thank you!! I haven't noticed any weevil communities yet but I'm in as many bug groups as I can find lol

I normally find turtle chips in international markets where I live! (Mid-Atlantic United States)

Hey! Hope you're doing okay :)

I wanted to update that I'm doing super well!! I commented on the first post in this community and things have changed so much for the better. There are times where I even like my body!

I've found my trans friends through school and through friends I already have! But if you want, I always love to have more friends :)

I have all of those games but I don't have as much free time as I used to. Lemme know if you wanna talk!

If you wanna talk about it I'm open. I'm not past dysphoria or anything but I think I handle it okay and I definitely get what you're going through! I'm sorry you're feeling that way :(

It's a pack of Dutch Masters I think!

Yeah I'm not usually one to be like "oh civility is of utmost importance" and I recognize how necessary unpleasantness and sometimes outright force is necessary to enact serious change. At the same time I really respect people who recognize situations where everyone involved can gain from a mutual discussion. Thank you again for helping me out! It genuinely makes me want to talk more on this site haha

Thank you so much for that response! It really layed out what I was curious about in an accessible way. Also just wanna say you're super active on here so I see you a lot, and I'm always interested in your takes. I definitely don't agree with you on some things but I respect your viewpoints a ton because of how you back them up with good faith arguments. I don't need to hear more about small communities because I feel like you've outlined the things I was curious about and my general focus is more on how we can address larger societal issues, which I feel is best accessed through larger communities. But I definitely wouldn't turn down anything you have to say about small communities if you wanna get your thoughts out there!

I'm not super well read on this kind of thing but the idea interests me a lot! Can I ask you to explain the concerning effects of small, insular communities and gift economies? I'm not even certain what a gift economy is to be honest!

This isn't an argument, this is just me trying to understand. I feel there are accessibility features that allow artists to create art in spite of their disabilities. Even if the artist is blind, there are many forms of art they can pursue to express themselves. In my mind, AI only takes a prompt and imitates existing art, making a dishonest representation. I feel like if you have terrible drawing skills, making beautiful art by having software you didn't design recreate art from examples you didn't make without the artists' permission means it isn't your art.

I've never actually heard arguments about AI art being a good thing! Could you explain your perspective?

Same :/