GoofSchmoofer

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GODDAMN IT. Every fucking thing that happens in this world has to be some kind of fucking conspiracy to these people. Nothing can just be what it is.

You're right - giving people the option to bounce questions off others or AI can be helpful. But I don't think that is the same as asking someone (or some thing) to do the work for you and then you edit it.

The creative process is about the results it produces, not how long one spent in frustration

This I disagree on. A process is not a result. You get a result from the process and sometimes it's what you want and often times it isn't what you want. This is especially true for beginners. And to get the results you want from a process you have to work through all parts of it including the frustrating parts. Actually getting through the frustrating parts makes you a better creator and I would argue makes the final result more satisfying because you worked hard to get it right.

When I did essays and the like in school, I didn’t have AI to lean on, and the hardest part of doing any essay was… How the fuck do I start this thing?

I think that this is a big part of education and learning though. When you have to stare at a blank screen (or paper) and wonder "How the fuck do I start?" Having to brainstorm write shit down 50 times, edit, delete, start over. I think that process alone makes you appreciate good writing and how difficult it can be.

My opinion is that when you skip that step you skip a big part of the creative process.

it's neither a hobby or a job But the trope that a very complicated, very dangerous situation can be solved by just one person and a gun.

It's unfortunately so ingrained into the Hollywood story lines that people, especially in the US, think that that's reality.

The idea of the rugged individual has destroyed the idea of societal support to the point that some people are actually terrified to ask for help in anyway.

When the government just takes the tax money and gives it to the wealthy there really is no reason to have to go through the act of building a business and hoping people buy your product or service.

. It’s things like not wanting to “waste” money on their 10year rental of office space that no one uses.

Which I've seen as a slightly hidden transfer of expense to the employee.

Company sees their empty office building as a waste of money but your home/apartment being empty for 8+ hours 5 days a week is okay because it doesn't affect their bottom line.

That all small business owners are thieves and out to scam their customers - This was part of someone's argument defending big box stores.

I've had a conversation with a couple of trump supporters that are also outdoors people (hunting, fishing, camping). And they use the public lands for most of their hobbies. They told me that this is what would get them to question their vote.

While there are many things that I feel should have gotten them to this question sooner like illegally deporting people, raises prices of everything, etc. etc. But I wonder how many others on the fringe of this cult that are outdoors people this legislation will piss off?

I agree but they seem to still be the generation that gets beat up by the media, though gen Z is starting to come into focus as the next generation that is "destroying everything!!!"

But first let's make everything a family would need to raise a child (let alone 3 or 4) extremely expensive and gut any and all support for the mother and child.

Next complain that it's avocado toast that is keeping the lazy Millennials from having kids!

This speaks to a broader issue -

whenever there is an economic crisis, whether manufactured by trump or created in other ways, its never the rich that have to sacrifice its only the middle and lower classes. And when the wealthy are ever asked to sacrifice in the form of higher taxes they get pissed off and call everyone else a "taker" of their money.

I genuinely believe that most people understand this but our collective voices have been muted, manipulated and managed by some in positions of power.